One-Storey Universe on Kindle
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For those who own an Amazon Kindle (I got one for Christmas), my book,
Everywhere Present: Christianity in a One-Storey Universe is now available.
The pric...
Week in Review
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This week, we published parts one and two of the “Beyond Blue” series. In
America, segregation is at an historic low. Claremont McKenna College in
Californ...
Checking in
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I apologize to my colleagues and readers (a few of you anyway!) for having
been scarce these past weeks. I'll probably be scarce in the weeks to come
as ...
Satan Never Looks Like Satan
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From: The Catholic Education Resource Center.
By: Father George Rutler
God so loved the world that he spared us the indignity of making us feel
good abo...
Euthanasia In Europe: From Horror To Hope
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The problems of euthanasia and end-of-life issues are extremely complicated
ones, and trying to solve these problems through legislation is often
difficult...
Pope Nope I
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Maybe a little over the top. . .
. . .but not inaccurate.
Credit: HotAir
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Three Oughts
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I've previously argued that 'ought' is a a problem-relative fact about
practical options, or, to put it on other words, that saying "I ought to do
X," (or ...
SCP Offers New Student Rate
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In case you've missed it, the Society of Christian Philosophers has introduced an new student rate of just $10. Beginning January 1, 2012, students may join ...
Discovering Destiny
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Train Car with Graffiti I've been reading *Joseph and His Brothers* by
Mann. I'm not quite half way through, and Joseph has started his life as a
slave in...
"Confronting the Claim of Eastern Orthodoxy to be..."
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"... the True Church" is the title of a recent Homiletic & Pastoral Review article by James Likoudis. Here is part of the opening: There is need for Catholic...
Embryo: A Defense of Human Life 2nd Edition
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Embryo: A Defense of Human Life, which I wrote with moral philosopher
Christopher Tollefsen, and which was published by Doubleday in 2008, is now
available...
The Failures of Newman
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Fr Peter Cornwell was the vicar of St Mary's--the University Church at
Oxford during my time there. He resigned, like Newman before him, to become
a Cath...
Stoicism is a Helluva Drug
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While discussing Feser and First Mover problems with a college friend, he
tried to pitch me on Deism (but mostly as a waystation to paganism). I
asked wha...
God and the principle of contradiction (pt. 1)
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I’ve been trying for a week to articulate a theological rule and I can’t
get it right. Here’s something like what I want to claim: You cannot say
anything ...
The Kulturkampf expands to the pulpit.
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The Army did not approve of the Archbishop for the Military Services' letter, so it could not be read from the pulpit last Sunday.
Angry? Yes. But so long a...
The Liberal Enforcers
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As Senator Obama said during the 2008 campaign, words matter. Modern
“liberalism” is strikingly illiberal; the high priests of “tolerance” are
increasing...
The Creed
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It was the Methodist theologian Will Willimon who, about fifteen ago now in
a short article in *The Christian Century *(if my memory serves) wrote of
once ...
The Eucharist and the Fire of God's Love
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Jesus remains with us in His own reality, the wonderful gift of Himself
that is the Eucharist. In the Eucharist, the mysterious act of His offering
Himself...
Franklin Graham Condemns Bible School Bombing
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Setrige Crawford, CP
Franklin Graham has condemned Wednesday's attack on the Heiban Bible
Study schools and has expressed concern for the welfare of th...
Natural Causes, Divine Commands, and Human Wellbeing
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The precepts of the natural law are obligatory not because they are
commanded, but because they are necessary for our well-being. God’s
revelation of these...
Reading Rosenberg, Part VII
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Pressing on through Alex Rosenberg’s *The Atheist’s Guide to Reality*, we
come to Rosenberg’s treatment of morality. Followed out consistently,
Rosenberg...
A concern with Transubstantiation
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Recently during a lecture referring to the change of the elements of the
eucharist, a concern came to mind regarding the doctrine of
transubstantiation. Th...
Scientists Pinpoint Start of the ‘Little Ice Age’
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Scientists at the University of Colorado- have published a new paper with
data suggesting that the so-called Little Ice Age (LIA), a global cooling
perio...
How likely are the laws of nature?
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This is one of those annoying loosey-goosey big-picture posts.
Consider the Newtonian law of gravitation: *F*=*G**m**m*'/*r*2. What should
be the prior ...
Confessions of a Downton Abbey Fan
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I admit it: I’m a man…and I like Downton Abbey. For those who don’t know,
it’s the PBS World War I-era period piece miniseries, now in it’s second
season. ...
A New Moral Theology Journal
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The Fr. James M. Forker Professorship of Catholic Social Teaching and the
College of Liberal Arts at Mount St. Mary’s University is sponsoring a new
jour...
A Winter Saint That You Should Know: Saint Blaise
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*Saint Blaise of Sebaste*
February is often a time marked by colds, throat infections,
and respiratory illness. The patron saint of throat cures is Saint ...
I hate always being right…
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… Breaking News: Koman reverses decision on Planned Parenthood grants A
short lived victory with an utterly disappointing and predictable end. Why,
SGK Fou...
Government Of, By, and For the Ungovernable
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Apologize for the Sun Ra freakout yesterday. Obviously my wires got crossed
as a result of trying to blog while watching the Holder thingy, and that's
what...
What is Charlie Teo's solution for Australia?
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Charlie Teo, a leading neurosurgeon, gave the Australia Day speech this
year. Teo was born in Australia to Singaporean Chinese parents. His speech
caused a...
What Is a Just War?
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When President Obama announced last April that he was sending the United
States military to bomb Libya, he not only violated the United States
Constituti...
How Would St. Germanus Site Your Church?
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In recent years, much work has been done to restore the traditional
principles of church design; one principle, however, is still often
overlooked: sitin...
Join Us in Lubbock This Weekend
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Join us Saturday and Sunday in Lubbock, Texas, for the Footsteps in Faith Cathoic Bible conference. With Scott Hahn still unable to fly post-surgery, the li...
Here Comes Everybody? Don’t Bet on It
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According to an old aphorism, a little anti-Semitism is good for Jews.
Since the Obama administration announced the guidelines for its Patient
Protection a...
On Groundhog Day: 12 Winter Depression Busters
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Last year on this day, I got fired. That was a real pleasant Groundhog
Day. I was so confused by what had happened that I drove around the D.C.
beltway tw...
On Expertise and Idiocy
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OK, this is going to seem a bit random, but it's been on my mind lately
and is a source of frustration.
It seems to me that it is not until one achieves a...
Clericalism
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I read through Russell Shaw's book on clericalism last night. I had
missed it the first time around, when it was published by Ignatius Press in
1993. ...
Fragments of the Cross
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At the end of November, for the first Sunday of Advent, our family made a
short pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate
Concept...
Are We Ready for a ‘Morality Pill’?
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[NYTimes]- Last October, in Foshan, China, a 2-year-old girl was run over
by a van. The driver did not stop. Over the next seven minutes, more than a
dozen...
All the World’s a (Political) Stage
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Just can’t get enough of cutthroat politics? Find yourself on YouTube,
replaying the meaner jabs from the Republican primary debates? You might
want to ad...
Freedom for all
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Yuval Levin is absolutely correct: the problem with the Obama decision on
contraception coverage is not primarily about religious freedom. It is
about the ...
Quote Of The Day
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"The Amish do not carry health insurance. The government respects their
principles. Christian Scientists want to heal by prayer alone, and the new
health-c...
Ralph McInerny, Sonnet 71
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My father, Ralph McInerny, died two years today, January 29, 2010. Below is
his poem, Sonnet 71, from his collection, *Shakespearean Variations* (St.
Aug...
Eclectic Convert: Shane Kapler
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[image: Eclectic Convert: Shane Kapler]
Shane Kapler
*Born into a nominal Catholic family, Shane was only 13 when he experienced
a profound crisis of fait...
Now available for pre-order
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I’m sure you all are thinking, “Eric isn’t blogging much anymore, so how
can I get my fix of his writing?” Well, if you are a fan of delayed
gratification ...
Notes on Liberal Education and Eastern Christianity
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Yesterday evening I gave a lecture here in Cleveland at the Lyceum School
before an audience of ten people. It is, I confess, a somewhat haphazard
discussi...
Our Magic Bishops
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In a blog post on U.S. Catholic, Scott Alessi contrasts statements on
poverty from the Archdiocese of New York and the bishops of New Jersey with
the lack ...
Institute of Catholic Culture
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Just a reminder that they're still doing awesome things at the Institute of
Catholic Culture, such as the following:
Lecture Title:Presenter(s):Original Si...
THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
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Ready?
Here it is.
AoftheA has moved to Wordpress. Pardon the moving boxes and clutter - it'll
be cleaned up in no time!
So sayonara, Blogger.
Comments ...
Five solid catechetical books
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*Over at First Things, David Nickol has a great suggestion in his comment
to the Elizabeth Scalia's post, A Dictatorship of Sentimentalism.** David
wrote:...
I Depart from the Masthead of First Things
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As of February 28, my position as Senior Editor at First Things will end.
Such is the publishing world: the challenge of producing a well-printed
book of n...
Sarah Palin and the GOP
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One way or the other, Sarah Palin will have the biggest impact on the GOP’s
chances to win the presidency in 2012. Her recent editorial in the Wall
Street ...
Our New Dark Ages
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Recently I had the opportunity to listen to part of a debate between
candidates for public office, and the topic of cap and trade was on their
agenda. I wa...
A new home for Morning Catholic Must-Reads
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From today, Morning Catholic Must-Reads has a new home on The Catholic
Herald’s new website. Thank you for reading the blog here. I look forward
to seeing ...
The Church’s Unholy Holiness
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Each Sunday we profess belief that the Church is holy. Yet almost daily the
newspapers challenge this profession with accounts of heinous sins by her
leade...
Roman Catholic Arch / Bishops of the USA
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Besides regularly updating my Roman Catholic Arch / Bishops of the USA page, I have recently been improving the layout of and links offered on the page. Now,...