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  • Q: Why do adolescents so romanticize spring break; why do they feel such a compulsion to go somewhere warm and party? A: Because most of them know only the uniformity and dullness of the schoolroom, and have realized though not accepted that they can h...

    Wine, Blood, and the Dithyramb

    Posted on March 28, 2013 | No Comments
    Q: Why do adolescents so romanticize spring break; why do they feel such a compulsion to go somewhere warm and party? A: Because most of them know only the uniformity and dullness of the schoolroom, and have realized though not accepted that they can h...

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  • Like birth control, the technological advantages of drone warfare have only created new problems and exacerbated old ones.

    Drones and the Sexual Revolution

    Posted on March 27, 2013 | No Comments
    Like birth control, the technological advantages of drone warfare have only created new problems and exacerbated old ones.

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  • As arguments kick off in the Supreme Court's review of Prop 8, one thing is not at stake: the type of stability and certainty that many believe legal same-sex marriage will bring about.

    Stability and Same-Sex Marriage

    Posted on March 26, 2013 | No Comments
    As arguments kick off in the Supreme Court's review of Prop 8, one thing is not at stake: the type of stability and certainty that many believe legal same-sex marriage will bring about.

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  • The strong point of post-modernity and post-secularism is that the Big Stories have let us down. And the biggest story of all was the modernist myth of “progress” and endless growth.

    The New Atheism as Reaction to the Crisis of Modernity

    Posted on March 25, 2013 | No Comments
    The strong point of post-modernity and post-secularism is that the Big Stories have let us down. And the biggest story of all was the modernist myth of “progress” and endless growth.

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  • Both Ratzinger and Bergoglio went into conclave as cardinals and came out as popes. Yet neither emerged from the Room of Tears as the man who would complete his papacy.

    The Pope and the Pendulum

    Posted on March 22, 2013 | No Comments
    Both Ratzinger and Bergoglio went into conclave as cardinals and came out as popes. Yet neither emerged from the Room of Tears as the man who would complete his papacy.

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  • It is not the case that, since to act against your conscience is always wrong, acting in accord with your conscience cannot be wrong; it can be, and for many people, it is.

    Conscience and Natural Law: What the Church Really Teaches

    Posted on March 20, 2013 | No Comments
    It is not the case that, since to act against your conscience is always wrong, acting in accord with your conscience cannot be wrong; it can be, and for many people, it is.

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    The Pope’s Painful Liturgies

    Posted on March 19, 2013 | No Comments
    The "good stuff" of Catholic liturgy hasn't really lacked much in the new pope's Masses. But his overwhelming affection for service can be a bittersweet reminder of what's really at stake.

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  • Hart uses the story of Davidson Black, I argue, as a response to His critics, and I contend---regardless of whether it is an intentional response---that Hart tries, unsuccessfully, to

    Hart’s (Non-)Response to His Critics: Trying to Have It Both Ways?

    Posted on March 19, 2013 | No Comments
    Hart uses the story of Davidson Black, I argue, as a response to His critics, and I contend---regardless of whether it is an intentional response---that Hart tries, unsuccessfully, to "have it both ways" when it comes to natural law.

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  • A recent Huffington Post article left me convinced that I had stumbled upon some brilliant, albeit disturbing, Huxleyan satire of modern society. Yet, despite my hopes to the contrary, it became abundantly clear that what I was reading was not a fan f...

    Our Brave New World

    Posted on March 18, 2013 | No Comments
    A recent Huffington Post article left me convinced that I had stumbled upon some brilliant, albeit disturbing, Huxleyan satire of modern society. Yet, despite my hopes to the contrary, it became abundantly clear that what I was reading was not a fan f...

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  • The trend with Pope Francis is to expect little and hope for the best. Just as pragmatic is to expect the best, and to ask for it from God.

    Good Reasons to Pray for the Pope

    Posted on March 18, 2013 | No Comments
    The trend with Pope Francis is to expect little and hope for the best. Just as pragmatic is to expect the best, and to ask for it from God.

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