Recent events in the story of convicted rapist Brock Turner force the conversation about rape into a deeper understand of this complicated subject. It
In a discussion of the God-as-watchmaker metaphor with Jonathan Witt, philosopher Jay Richards remarked, “It’s amazing how a simple image can hijack a discussion
Call this essay a slight retraction; call it a modification; call it a codicil or appendix or whatever you think suits best. In any event,
Here we are, coming into the backstretch of the quadrennial presidential election cycle. Of course, from here on out, you’re going to have your eyes
In response to Dr. Denise Hunnell’s December 29, 2015 Catholic Stand post, “Family Life as ‘Domestic Pilgrimage’”, a loyal reader brought up a question
Egotist, n.: A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me. —Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary In 2000, you probably could have
There are two common and distinct approaches to the question of the infallibility of the Church’s teaching authority. Non-Catholics deny that any human person or
The fallout from the Ashley Madison “data dump” has only begun. Much of the media attention has focused on B-list celebrity Josh Duggar, from
Of course, I mean that Catholicism was not tried; plenty of Catholics were tried, and found guilty. My point is that the world did not
“We are an Easter people, and ‘Alleluia’ is our song!” These words are attributed to St. John Paul II. And, indeed, he did deliver them;
As I write this article, former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is giving some young cyberpunks a much-needed lesson in moral facts. Here’s the story:
The Humanae Vitae Schism Now that the election is over, the post-game analysis and forecasts for the coming sessions will occupy the media for at
Taxonomy of the “Hitler Card” Fallacy The Fallacy Files website, which is devoted to exploring and exploding errors in reasoning, gives the following forms for
As if identity politics weren’t bad enough, it’s taken a turn for the bizarre. In New Yorker magazine, Michelle Goldberg tells us of an ongoing
Over my lifetime, I have been called many things, some of which are printable. Within the last six years’ worth of blogging, I’ve had a little mud
If you’ve got about four hours to spare — better make it five, for the occasional break — watch all four parts of the 2002
The devil’s finest trick is to persuade you that he doesn’t exist. (Charles Baudelaire) In today’s academic milieu, you should expect that a Black Mass
Dear God. First, the frenzied, howling Sanhedrin. Slapping, punching, spitting all the while … perhaps kicking him if he fell. During the night watch,
G. K. Chesterton remarked once that the Catholic Church is larger on the inside than it appears from the outside. Saints come from all
Is contraception “a hill worth dying on”? asks Austin Ruse, one of the Catholic Church in America’s most sage, most lucid commentators. There is no question that
Eight years ago, I was playing around with Microsoft® Money and found an add-in for investment advice. As part of the program, it asked
People of a certain age ought to remember the routine that made comedian Jeff Foxworthy a household name. And I’ll give just one example:
Three years ago, Jeff Miller (aka the Curt Jester) posted a somewhat-lengthy discussion of the Christmas movies he’d been watching. Along the way, he
This year for Halloween snacks, Mom bought a box of 18 packages of bat- and pumpkin-shaped pretzels. If this year follows the pattern of
