Thoughts on the Reaction to Bush’s Memoirs

Before I say anything else, let me make clear that I haven’t read the book, or even seen the interview. All that I know comes from reading news articles about the book, or articles about the interview about the book.  Katherine Jean Lopez pulls a few key passages, and it suggests that the book will… Continue reading Thoughts on the Reaction to Bush’s Memoirs

Waterboarding, Lust, and Objectification

Last night, my friend Neal hosted a great dinner party for eight people, seven of whom were Catholics from St. Mary’s.  The conversations were all over the place, but there were a lot of great Catholic insights which I gleaned.  One of them was from another friend, Kevin, who was talking about how he came… Continue reading Waterboarding, Lust, and Objectification

Catholics in the Voting Booth

Yesterday’s second reading includes this gem from Hebrews 11:13-16, All these died in faith. They did not receive what had been promised but saw it and greeted it from afar and acknowledged themselves to be strangers and aliens on earth, for those who speak thus show that they are seeking a homeland. If they had… Continue reading Catholics in the Voting Booth

The Trouble with “Americanism”

I. Why Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a Bad Standard You may remember that Kathleen Kennedy Townsend wrote a singularly foolish piece for Newsweek claiming that Obama is more Catholic than the pope, because his views better represent American Catholics.  In a particularly confused phrasing, she writes: When Obama meets the pope tomorrow, they’ll politely… Continue reading The Trouble with “Americanism”