Human Sacrifice Among the Ideologues
Long ago, I wrote a piece on Truth Cancer and the Redemption of Rebellion. Its point was that heresy tends to mutate into its opposite over time. So we find, for instance, a student writing […]
Month: April 2014
Sojourns with Schall
A Time of Mercy
“I am sure of this. It is not only Lent; we have been living in a time of mercy for the past thirty years or more, up to today.” — Pope Francis, Exhortation on Mercy […]
General
Sebelius resigns, Winters censors, non-judgmental commenters judge…
• Cutting edge news: Kathleen Sebelius, the health and human services secretary, is resigning: Mr. Obama accepted Ms. Sebelius’s resignation this week, and on Friday morning he will nominate Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the director […]
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The Politics of St. Paul
In Romans 13:1-7 the apostle Paul writes: “[A ruler] is the minister of God to thee for good” (v. 3); “Wherefore ye must needs be subject…” (v. 5); “…pay ye tribute [taxes]” (v. 6). St. […]
Editorial
Welcome to The Reign of “Gay”
In the summer of 1992, I took my first real job, working as a graphic designer for the venerable Meier & Frank department store chain in downtown Portland, Oregon. Those three years proved to be […]
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Pius XII: The Pope of Charity
Pope Pius XII was in the spotlight during a recent symposium in Rome, “Pius XII, the Pope of Charity.” The event, which took place on March 12, was organized by the Comitato Papa Pacelli – […]
Ecclesia et Civitas
Christ in an Age of Technique
It seems that Catholics have been getting nowhere in the public square lately. The problem is not just losing ground on this issue or that, but an increasing inability to get our issues recognized as […]
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Dutch Jesuit killed in Syria
The Society of Jesus’ Middle East province has reported that Jesuit Father Frans van der Lugt was shot and killed in the Syrian city of Homs. From the Associated Press: The 75-year-old Van Der Lugt, […]
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Pope Francis canonizes three new saints of the Americas
From the Vatican Information Service: Vatican City, 3 April 2014 (VIS) – [On Thursday] morning the Holy Father Francis received in audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, […]
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Staring Death in the Face
Readings: • Ez. 37:12-14 • Psa. 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 • Rom. 8:8-11 • Jn. 11:1-45 “Lazarus, come out!” With that simple, dramatic command, the Incarnate Word spoke words that demonstrated his power over death. It concludes one […]