The Suffering of Christians in Syria
I suppose I should wear it as a badge of honor. My first death threat over my new book, Hatred: Islam’s War on Christianity (Signal, 2014)—was sent to me a couple of weeks ago. Apparently […]
Month: October 2014
General
A Model of Humility: The Beatification of Álvaro del Portillo
The modern world is full of larger-than-life personalities and outsized egos. People everywhere seem far more preoccupied with “self-realization” and achieving their earthly ambitions than anything else. In fact, at times, the ideas of service […]
Interview
The Political Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien
Dr. Jay W. Richards is co-author, with Dr. Jonathan Witt, of the new book, The Hobbit Party: The Vision of Freedom That Tolkien Got, and the West Forgot, published recently by Ignatius Press. Richards is […]
General
Evil, Jihadists, and the Just War Theory
The headline on a recent Washington Post Op-Ed about the rise of the Islamic State proclaimed “The Return of Evil” (Aug 26, 2014). Although one was tempted to reply that evil never went away, the […]
General
At last! The “Relatio Synodi” is finally available in official English translation
Just in time for Christmas, as they say, the “Relatio Synodi” of the III Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops: “Pastoral Challenges to the Family in the Context of Evangelization” is now available […]
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John Henry Newman at the Synod on the Family
The controversies surrounding the recent Extraordinary Synod on the Family have often put me in mind of John Henry Cardinal Newman, the greatest Catholic churchman of the 19th century. Newman wrote eloquently on an extraordinary […]
Ecclesia et Civitas
What is Culture War?
A culture is a way of living, a system of habit and attitude, an orientation toward life and the world, that is shared and basically taken for granted within a community. It arises naturally when […]
General
The True Meaning of All Hallow’s Eve
MPAA Rating: PG USCCB Rating: A-II Reel Rating: (4 reels out of 5) At the beginning of Extraordinary Synod three weeks ago, 20th Century Fox released Gone Girl (see my CWR review, “Fincher’s Nightmare”), a […]
General
A Letter from Africa: “The Church must be a sign of contradiction”
Last week, I received a letter from Fr. Leo S. I. Mwenda, OP, a young Dominican who was ordained to the priesthood in April 2014. Fr. Mwenda has a Masters in Theology and is, he […]
Interview
40 Years Fighting Abortion, Building a Pro-Life Culture
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Human Life Review, which has served as the primary record of the pro-life movement since its founding by the late J.P. McFadden. The journal has published original […]