TUESDAY, July 28, 2015 | St. Alphonsa
ESSAYS and POSTS about the pro-life moment, iconoclasm, Pope Francis, Chesterton and the Jews, Graham Greene, Cardinal Kasper, the Inklings, Little Sisters of the Poor, and much more!
The Pro-Life Moment is Here | John Paul Shimek | The Human Capital project has catapulted the pro-life movement into a perfect storm of public opinion and pro-life legislation.
Iconospasm | Dr. Leroy Huizenga | The rejection of sacred images and statuary is a heresy, understood as such by the tradition east and west. And like most heresies, it rears its head regularly.
The Death of God and the Loss of Human Dignity | Bishop-elect Robert Barron | Untethered from God, man becomes an object among objects, and susceptible to the grossest manipulation by the powerful and self-interested.
The hyperbolic and exhausting papacy of Francis | Carl E. Olson | Many Catholics seem weary of the seemingly constant addresses, homilies, interviews, texts that come from the Holy Father.
Defending the Defender of the Jews | Dale Ahlquist | Ann Farmer's Chesterton and the Jews is a powerful defense of Chesterton—and it shows that Chesterton's prophetic insights about the Jews have been unjustly ignored.
Graham Greene’s Cobbled Road from St. Mary’s | James Casper | Greene's troubled and chaotic relationship with the Catholic faith caused some to question his motives for conversion.
Apocalyptic and Utopian: On Pope Francis' Bolivian Manifesto | Fr. James V. Schall, SJ | The Pope's July 9th address in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, described how terrible things are in the world and how idyllic they can be.
The feeding of the five thousand was just the beginning | Carl E. Olson | Christ's miracle on the mountain was just the beginning; it was, so to speak, a presentation of credentials. It made the people sit up and pay attention.
A Fuller Reading of “The Fellowship” | Holly Ordway | As an intellectual biography and an account of the Inklings as a whole, Philip Zaleski and Carol Zaleski's new book is very strong—satisfying, engaging, and nuanced.
A Layman Responds to Cardinal Kasper’s Proposal, Part III | Dr. José Durand Mendioroz | An Argentine lawyer and professor of law responds in detail to the arguments and suggestions of Cardinal Walter Kasper.
Russia's Campaign Against Ukraine: Deception, Economic Extortion, and Violence | Dr. Alexander Sich | Putin’s larger goals are to effectively destroy NATO and the EU, and return Europe to an age of nation states—to fundamentally change the security structure of the post-Cold War world.
Using Technology to Educate and Catechize | Jim Graves | My Catholic Faith Delivered, says Executive Director Mike Alex, provides both online Catholic courses and platforms for groups and individuals creating their own content.
Is Less Really More? Reflections on Scarcity in “Laudato Si’” | Michael Severance | What might be the problem with the pope’s economic claim that we should consume less in order to have more resources?
"Human Rights Fanatic": A New Criminal Offense in Europe? | Alberto Carosa | An interview with Roger Kiska, senior counsel and deputy director of Alliance Defending Freedom International.
Denethor’s Ghost: Lessons from "Lord of the Rings" | Thomas M. Doran | Can a story about wizards, elves, dwarves, and goblins teach 21st century believers something that Catholic apologetics, devotional books, and reasoned arguments can’t?
"America" magazine is wrong to raise the white flag | Russell Shaw | The Jesuit weekly appears greatly impressed by the shift in public opinion, including Catholic opinion, that’s swung in favor same-sex marriage in the last few years.
Flannery O’Connor and Catholic realism | George Weigel | The southern sensibility O'Connor shared with writers like Walker Percy and Shelby Foote worked in tandem with her sacramentally-based Catholic realism.
Fr. Lombardi, head of Holy See Press Office, on how he feels about Pope Francis: "Confused." | Carl E. Olson | A "National Geographic" piece also posits that Francis was elected by "more progressive cardinals".
The Little Sisters of the Poor v. The Big Sisters of the Rich | Carrie Gress, Ph.D. | While Planned Parenthood does not call itself a religious order, it clearly has many of the trappings of a passionate and serious cult.
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