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A selection of recent articles on this topic
Newman in the Modern Classroom
I really think learning should be optional, ma’am.” This statement comes from one of my ninth graders…
The December Issue Is Here!
The December issue of First Things has just appeared, the first of the Yuletide deliveries to arrive…
The Catholic Novel Is Alive and Well in England
Some people believe that the Catholic novel is either dead or terminally ill. In 1982, one critic…
When “Catholic Positions” Are Not
On most of the questions of public policy we debate today¯even many important ones¯there is no Catholic…
A Decidedly Unsappy Bella
Chick flicks are the caramel-lattés of romantic comedy¯sweet and frothy, without much nutritional value. Chick flicks reheat…
Woe to Those Who Call Evil Good
Mother Teresa, who dedicated her life to serving the poorest of the poor, said on more than…
Purpose: Biological, Biblical, or Both?
In one of his early books, Untimely Meditations , Friedrich Nietzsche spins a tale that, in paraphrase,…
Antonin Scalia: Not a Catholic (Judge)
On October 16, Antonin Scalia gave the keynote address at Villanova Law School’s second annual Scarpa Conference…
Saving Lost Languages
This is a story¯a creation myth from the Tofa: In the very beginning there were no people,…
Parsing Abortion Statistics and the Law
The report made headlines across the globe, but even those generally sympathetic to its conclusions acknowledged the…
The Spirit of Timidity, and How Christians Pray the Psalms
The streets of New York are clergy-friendly. In my limited experience, more so than other world cities.…
Does Doubt Belong to Faith?
The recent publication of Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light by Brian Kolodiejchuk, M.C., with its frank…
Canadian-Americans, The Civil War, Hillary Clinton and a Strange New Respect for Religion
It’s an odd thing about us transplanted Canadians. In truth, most of my siblings and I (there…
Sex and Mysticism
Advice given to tourists in Scotland is equally applicable to contemporary academia: “If you don’t like the…
The Florentine Enigma
During the summer of 1502, the young Republic of Florence appeared fated to die as quickly as…
