Rev. James V. Schall, S.J.
Years ago, after another outrage in Beirut, I recall a comment by a
Jihadist intellectual. He was disgusted with the then widespread belief
that such atrocities only happen within Muslim countries, a sign of
their civilizational inferiority. He longed for the day when such
frequent bombings would also be an everyday event in Western cities. […]
James Kalb
The usual view among Catholics is that public authority should look
after all aspects of the common good. As a result, the social
encyclicals have proposed a variety of responsibilities for government.
The variety has grown with the range of problems under consideration,
from the condition of industrial workers in Rerum Novarum to the
comprehensive good of […]
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