The Hijacked Icon

Temptations are not sinful; it is only when we give in to them that we engage in objectively immoral actions. Father Mychal Judge understood that distinction. He kept his vows.

Catholics and Health Care Rationing

Commentators on the right have had a field day with the discovery of past comments by President Obama’s health care advisors Ezekiel Emanuel (Rahm Emanuel’s brother) and Cass Sunstein about the need for health care rationing. Sunstein and Emanuel once… Read More

Mysticism: “For the Rest Of Us”

I am aware that a case can be made that there is some implicit irreverence in the Seinfeld installment where Kramer and George’s father come up with a feast called “Festivus” as an alternative to Christmas and Hanukkah. But I… Read More

Is the Era of Limited Government Over?

Is the era of limited government over? It may be. You can hear the case for greater concentrations of power in the hands of the federal government being advanced even in conservative circles these days. This is an issue of… Read More

Almost

The question I have been hoping some interviewer would ask a "personally opposed to abortion but" politician was almost asked on Sunday, May 13th. Almost. Chris Wallace backed off in an interview with Rudolph Giuliani on Fox News when things… Read More

Shortchanging Catholic College Students

If you have not yet come across Fr. Richard John Neuhaus's article "A University of a Particular Kind" in the April edition of First Things, try to get your hands on it. I recommend it highly. Neuhaus has drawn the… Read More

Catholics and the Environment

Is a Catholic obliged to support environmental causes? It depends on how one defines "environmental causes." On one level, the answer is obvious. Yes, we must be concerned about the environment. We are the caretakers of God's creation. "Remaking all… Read More

What Would Chip Hilton Do?

I have been struck in recent years by the extent to which modern parents can no longer assume that athletes will provide suitable role models for their children. We live in an age where it is often hard to differentiate… Read More

Do I Hate Hillary?

In a recent syndicated column entitled "Why They Hate Hillary," talk show host Bill O'Reilly raised the question of the intensity of the animosity for Hillary Clinton felt by many Americans. He noted that polls indicate that 44 percent of… Read More

Voting For a Mormon

Listening to the give-and-take on the talk shows in recent weeks about whether Mitt Romney's Mormon religious beliefs will hurt his chances for the presidency brought to mind a conversation I had with one of my brothers-in-law one afternoon last… Read More

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