The Narthex
‘Hate Speech’ at Another Catholic College
Will this Jesuit college alter its actions and its character?
By Barbara Rose | November 7th 2018 7:23 PMYou may recall New Oxford Review’s story of a Providence College student named Michael Smalanskas, who bravely confronted politically-correct college administrators over his display about traditional Church teaching on marriage (see “The New Hate Speech: Catholic Teaching at a Catholic College,” May 2018; link here: https://www.newoxfordreview.org/documents/the-new-hate-speech-catholic-teaching-at-a-catholic-college/). Now it’s another…
READ FULL BLOG POSTImmigration and the Common Good
Thomas Aquinas gives an example of a just immigration policy
By Rob Agnelli (Archive) | October 25th 2018 3:12 PMAs reported in a number of news sources, there are now two separate “migrant caravans” heading towards the US-Mexico border, totaling about 10,000 migrants from Central American countries. Their crawl to the border is like a slow fuse sure to reignite the contentious debate over immigration. Protecting migrants is part…
READ FULL BLOG POSTWhen #MeToo Comes for Your Kids
False accusations do long-lasting damage
By Pieter Vree | October 17th 2018 3:58 PMIn the wake of Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony during Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearings, her supporters exhorted us to “Believe Women.” That phrase became a rallying cry against sexual assault generally and Kavanaugh specifically. What does it mean to “Believe Women”? In its most basic sense, it means that we…
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