I. The March ItselfThe March for Life on Friday was pretty excellent. I’ve heard it was the largest ever, which is more surprising, because the weather was expected to be pretty bad. Literally tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands (estimates range between the obviously-too-low 50,000 to the probably-too-high 300,000 for the number of… Continue reading March for Life Recap
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The Catholic Church’s Gallows Humor
The now-late Avery Cardinal Dulles penned a brilliant essay on the death penalty. I’d say it’s the single best summation of the history and theological implications of the death penalty I’ve ever read – I sent it to my dad (who favors the death penalty) and my brother (who opposes it), and both attempted to… Continue reading The Catholic Church’s Gallows Humor
Beckwith v. TurretinFan on Sola Scriptura
TurretinFan attacks Frank Beckwith’s excellent article on sola Scriptura by calling it a “bait and switch.” I’m interested in this subject, since I was quite impressed with how simply Beckwith made his case the first time I encountered this. He just says things so succinctly that you’re left to mull it over a bit before… Continue reading Beckwith v. TurretinFan on Sola Scriptura
On the Goodness of Punishing Sin
We live in a culture which has lost sight of the goodness of retributive punishment, and the whole thing seems suspicious. But I think that we’re still aware of this truth in some way, deepy down. There’s a famous law hypothetical: a man robs and rapes a woman. In the week before he’s arrested, a… Continue reading On the Goodness of Punishing Sin
Number 41
As I’m sure everyone (at least in the US) is well aware, Scott Brown just became the newest Senator from Massachusetts. His seat was opened when Sen. Ted Kennedy (who lead much of the push for the healthcare bill, and was a political mentor to Obama) died. His death increased the demand for a comprehensive… Continue reading Number 41
Being Skeptical About the Skeptics
So this is pretty cool. Biblical skeptics have long argued that the Bible can’t be older than the 6th century B.C. because that’s when Hebrew was first written down. If true, this would mean that much of the Bible was either (a) originally oral history, or (b) falsified, and made to seem older than it… Continue reading Being Skeptical About the Skeptics
Prayer for America
Father, we beg Your blessing for the Right to Life, the Unborn, the weak, the sick and the old; all who are finding themselves being targets of the vicious culture of death; that our Lord Jesus bless and protect all who stand up for the Christian dignity of persons. That God enlighten those who are… Continue reading Prayer for America
With Enemies like These…
…who needs friends? Kidding, of course. This is a Harvard Divinity School piece introducing us to the then-newly elected Benedict XVI. It’s written by a former student who is a theological liberal in the style of Karl Rahner. It’s just nice to see that while the two men obviously disagree on a lot of important… Continue reading With Enemies like These…
Morning in Catholic America?
Earlier, I talked about why I think it’s a positive that we’re getting a more technically-accurate translation of the Mass which will put us more in line with the rest of the Roman Rite. Now I want to talk about those who would sabotage the new translation, as well as those who are stepping up… Continue reading Morning in Catholic America?
Why I’m Glad They’re Changing Our Mass
I. The ProblemLet me say first of all that I love the Ordinary Form Mass in the vernacular. But let’s be clear about something else, as well: the English translation of the Latin Mass is abysmal. That is, regardless of its merits as prayers, it’s objectively bad as a translation. What it says in Latin… Continue reading Why I’m Glad They’re Changing Our Mass