The Default Deity of Nature – “The religious instinct in us is so great that, even if we do not worship the true God, we will always endeavor to worship something: our country, our culture, a political leader, our own will, etc.” Nature is Our Sister, not Our Mother (First Things)
Kingdoms of the World – “[S]ome American Catholics have revived a form of illiberalism that would use the power of the state to promulgate their faith.” Political Catholicism Reborn? (Law & Liberty)
Mental Illness by Social Media – “America’s girls are in a serious crisis. Mental health maladies are becoming more common among all teens, but the problem is particularly acute for young women.” Social media is killing our girls (The Spectator)
Religious Practice and Identification in China – “Many Chinese adults practice religion or hold religious beliefs, but only 1 in 10 formally identify with a religion.” Measuring Religion in China (Pew Research Center)
Called To Be Holy – It “has become apparent that Lumen Gentium’s universal calling to holiness is consistent with a centuries-old and traditional understanding of holiness that dates back to the Fathers of the Church.” Is the Universal Call to Holiness a New Teaching? (Homiletic & Pastoral Review)
The Evil of Rupnik – “Rupnik and Sr Ivanka Hosta are very dangerous, they must be stopped permanently.” “Many nuns are still paying for the abuse they suffered, we have never had any help, neither material nor psychological.” “The bishops must understand that hiding evil destroys the Church.” “Father Rupnik abused me, now I want to save other women” (Daily Compass)
Porn-Destroying Blueprint – “Louisiana legislator Laurie Schlegel wanted porn websites to do more to protect her state’s children. Now her law is the blueprint for the rest of the country.” The Woman Who Stood Up to the Porn Industry—and Won (The Free Press)
Imprudence Trumps Moral Truth – ” Trump did not argue for prudence — that we must only go as far in legislating as political majorities will permit. Instead, he made a moral judgment against laws that protect unborn children.” This is no time to go wobbly on abortion (The Washington Examiner)
Shedding Bad Translations? – “Genesis 9:6 famously states: ‘Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in his own image’ (RSV). This has traditionally been understood by Jews and Christians alike as sanctioning capital punishment” The Death Penalty and Genesis 9:6: A Reply to Mastnjak (Guest article by Timothy Finlay/Edward Feser)
Hyperpolitical Nothingness – “We should have seen this coming. The white-hot nature of hyperpolitics probably doomed it to a short boom-and-bust shelf life.” America’s New Politics of Nothing (Compact Magazine)
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