Two Views on Just War (The Catholic Thing): “The next synod might or might not deal with the Church’s just war doctrine.”
Vance in Communion (2) (Charlotte Was Both): “the dominating narrative involves questions – again, to put it mildly – about how Vance is or even could live out these professed convictions as Vice President in the Trump administration … ”
What is the mechanical world picture? (Edward Feser – Blogspot): “Early modern philosophy and science are often said to have put a “mechanical” or “mechanistic” conception of nature at the center of Western thought…. “
What Is the Church of England For? (First Things): “H.Richard Niebuhr famously denounced the liberal church of his day, summarizing its theology in a single withering sentence: ‘A God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross.’”
Magnifica Humanitas and Problems with AI: Impatience, Authority, and Communication (What We Need Now – Substack): “The Barque of Peter has set its course with characteristic confidence under Pope Leo XIV, whose encyclical Magnifica Humanitas provides what appears to be the defining orientation of his pontificate.”
Pride & Incorrigibility: How to Save the World from Itself (Touchstone): “Man does not only go astray; his proudest works do not only fall to ruin; he fails to learn the hard lessons which his own immediate forebears have to teach him.”
Whatever Happened to Natural Law? (The Catholic Thing): “There are many crises in the Catholic Church today, but one of the most serious is the dismal state of moral theology.”
Exclusive: James Talarico Described Himself As A ‘Christian Who Hates Christianity’ (The Federalist): “The Democrat running for outgoing Texas Sen. John Cornyn’s seat wants to turn Jesus Christ into Karl Marx and the Trans Agenda Into Gospel.”
Smartphones and Fertility: Studies Suggest a Link — and Complex Implications (Crisis Magazine): “The rise of smartphone culture has had a negative effect on most kinds of in-person socialization, Catholic social scientists say, exacerbating loneliness and serving as a barrier to fruitful, holy relationships.”
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