Dualism, the Body & the Self
We modern men and women are ambivalent about our bodies. We're not sure if we want to keep them or send them back.
Reading Francis through Manzoni
Those still looking for clues about just who Pope Francis really is might want to read the novel that he says “gave me so much.”
Three Books on Francis
We’ve read of the ecclesial context in which Pope Francis began his papacy; a responsible presentation of his cultural background isn’t as easily found.
Those Hurtful Ads!
Those NOR ads are presumably supposed to be satirical, but they're
actually insensitive, judgmental, mean-spirited and hurtful....
Literature Matters
Through the ages, great ideas have frequently found their
expression in great works of literature, both fiction and nonfiction.
News You May Have Missed
A Vatican condom factory... Homosexual weapons research... Drive-through
brothels... Voluntary human extinction... Are you serious?
Biotechnology & Posthumanism
Technology may finally make us so unhappy we will begin to effectively
criticize its consequences with the whole human good in mind.
The Trendy Atheists
Richard Dawkins and his ilk view Catholics as deluded faith-heads
whose minds have been taken over by irrational superstitions.
Pope Francis
Despite any attempts at reading the tea leaves of Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s
past life, it's far from clear how he is going to handle becoming Pope Francis.
Same-Sex Marriage
Same-sex marriage was the invention of the Emperor Nero, who had
at least three such nuptials, one in which he played the bride.
The Problem of Evil
The Church is clear-eyed about the devil's existence and demands
that we neither minimize nor exaggerate the danger he presents
to our salvation.
New Age & Gnosticism
There's far more to this movement than the self-indulgent silliness
of astrology, crystals, weird workshops, and the accompanying
psychobabble.
Catholic Social Teaching
The same papal statements that criticize socialism also criticize
capitalism, and for the same basic reason.
