American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Porn for the Privileged
Years ago, when I was a young radical feminist, I recall marching in the annual Take Back…
“What About You?”
Of all the speeches Pope Francis recently delivered in America, among the most inspiring was one highlighting…
Francis and the Bishops
A Catholic bishop recently became the first member of the hierarchy known to have met with Kim…
Waiting for Superwoman
Carly Fiorina’s fierce and passionate attack on Planned Parenthood’s fetal organ harvesting operation has gotten praise from…
Transgender Delusion
Human nature does not change. Despite our postmodern sophistication and our wishful thinking about perfectibility, our nature…
Mother Church or Uncle Sam
Wyoming Catholic College, of which I serve as president, recently determined that it has a duty to…
Deutsche Kirche, Inc.
In the run-up to this fall’s Synod on the Family, we’ve been hearing a lot from the…
Letters
No Discipline I am writing to express my shock and disappointment at the profanity in the article…
Rules for Being an Altar Boy at Saint John Vianney Parish for the Liturgical Year 1964
If you have to sneeze on the altar do so quietly and turn Your head away from…
Lessons from the Rough Rider for Today’s Political Ruffians
Sitting at a writing-desk in the White House on December 11, 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt was an…
A Guide Through the Thicket
Renewing Moral Theology: Christian Ethics as Action, Character, and Grace by daniel a. westberg ivp academic, 281…
RSVP “No” to Suicide Party
Back in 1991, I received an invitation to a party. My elderly friend Frances wanted to die.…
Assembling An American Majority
Liberals are confident that they own the future, but conservatives have a chance to shape a better…
The Myth of America’s Religious Founding
Inventing a Christian America: The Myth of the Religious Founding by Steven K. Green Oxford, 312 pages,…
Popes in These United States
The history of popes in these United States is full of surprises. And one of them, to…