‘Sustained by Faith’: An interview with Robert P. George
As the holder of the McCormick Chair in Jurisprudence at Princeton University and the founding director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, is well known for his intellectual rigor and dedication to politics. One of the nation’s leading conservative thinkers, Mr.
Patrons and Companions: When it comes to the saints, there are two extremes to avoid.
When it comes to the saints, there are two extremes to avoid.
Creating South Sudan: The challenges of nation-building
The challenges of nation-building
Full Interview with Robert P. George
As the holder of the McCormick Chair in Jurisprudence at Princeton University and the founding director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, is well known for his intellectual rigor and dedication to politics. One of the nation’s leading conservative thinkers, Mr. George has unofficially advised a number of U.S. Catholic bishops…
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
A rich harvest of fall books
Letters
Letters
Undaunted Just a little note on the “Save the Altar Girls” editorial (10/10). I winter in Florida, where my parish swells to seven weekend Masses during the snowbird season, with three aging priests to handle them. One Sunday none of the altar servers showed up, and the priest asked if s
Editorials
Fair or Flat?
Would-be supporters ought to ask serious questions of anyone who proposes a flat tax.
Books
The Visible Man
Does H. G. Wells still hold any interest for us? David Lodge thinks so.
Practicing Faithfulness
Robert Wicks on the tyranny of false hopes, emotional reasoning and the importance of tolerance.
Island Paradox
A history of Guantanamo, one of Americas most paradoxical possessions.
The Battle for England’s Soul
Looking at ‘Bloody Mary’ in a wider European context.
A Fight for St. Brigid
The saga of one church in San Francisco slated for closure
Art
Into the Desert: Il Poverello in portraiture
According to his biographers, St. Francis was one of the most joyous of men, yet he is rarely pictured smiling.
Film
The Wrecking Crew: The financial thriller ‘Margin Call’
“Margin Call” gives those clamoring for change on Wall Street fodder for their recriminations.
Poetry
The Day
You said you wanted to die on a bright day
The Word
Unmasking Greed
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Nov. 13, 2011
Columns
No More Nukes
Now is the time for the government to invest in people, not weapons.
Current Comment
Current Comment
A Major Investment; Bring Back Bogart; All Together Now?
Signs Of the Times
Vatican Document Calls For ‘Supranational’ Reform
The new document on the economy was welcomed by many Catholic progressives as timely and dismissed by Catholic conservatives as misinformed.
Preventing an ‘Arab Winter’
The new Maronite Patriarch cautiously welcomed the political movement’s potential for transforming the region. But warned: “We must remain vigilant.”
Cholera Persists in Haiti
Through Oct. 9 of this year, 469,967 cases of the disease have been reported, leading to 6,595 deaths.
A Call for ‘New Agriculture’
“No one should go hungry, wherever they live in the world,” said the National Catholic Rural Life Conference in the first of a six-part essay series.
Students Respond to Thai Flooding
As flooding persisted in Bangkok, Thailand, Catholic university students and staff used a Jesuit residence as a base for relief efforts for flood victims.
News Briefs
David Cameron of Britain last month called the Act of Settlement, which bars from the throne members of the royal family who are married to Catholics, a “historical anomaly.”
Politics
Faith
Culture
Vatican
Scripture
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