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The turmoil in the Anglican Communion and the ECUSA interest us a great deal because it’s interesting in and of itself, but also because of what it tells us about the road of "God is doing a new thing." Today Christopher Johnson reports that eight – count them eight – more parishes in Northeast Florida…

Because we are always intrigued by the exploits of lying dogs and untalented hacks who get published while we sit here trying to tell the truth and do good work, this Smoking Gun investigation of James Frey, the author of a memoir picked by Oprah for her book club, is of great interest. Three months…

I’m alone for the first time in almost two weeks. For an only child, that’s serious, and might take some extensive recovery time. It was for a good reason, though – my two oldest boys were here – David first, from the 31st to last Friday, and the Christopher from the 4th until yesterday. Christopher…

The Lancet actually addresses the issue: According to research published by the British medical journal, Lancet, selective abortions and a traditional preference for male sons could be among the causes of this serious phenomenon. A team of scientists, who analyzed data on fertility on the basis of a nationwide survey in India with six million respondents,…

When his company co-operates with a government to censor free speech? Just asking.

Do click over the discussion of this past weekend’s WSJ on the religious identity of colleges, and Wheaton in re/ Catholic professors in particular.

The pope turns to the interpretations of the Second Vatican Council, first the theory of discontinuity: On the one hand, there is an interpretation that I would call "a hermeneutic of discontinuity and rupture"; it has frequently availed itself of the sympathies of the mass media, and also one trend of modern theology. On the…

The December 22 address to the Curia was a look back on 2005, but also a look forward at how the events of that year might bear fruit in the future: First, World Youth Day: First of all, there was the invitation not to see the world that surrounds us solely as raw material with…

In today’s address, Benedict focused on peace and what brings peace about: The first: commitment to truth is the soul of justice. …. The second point which I would like to make is this: commitment to truth establishes and strengthens the right to freedom. Man’s unique grandeur is ultimately based on his capacity to know…

Two lenghty addresses from the Pope, one from today, the other from a couple of weeks ago: First, the traditional annual address to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See in which the Pope assesses the global situation and what the Church’s priorities are in regard to it. Secondly, his Christmas address to the…
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