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Progressivism and the Desire for Change
For liberals, “change” has been elevated to the status of a deity. If we ask, “Change, for what?” we assume our opponents retain a ...
Progressive Inhumanity, Part Three: Hatred of the Past crisismagazine.com
I have long thought that the term “progressive” was a dodge, because no one could tell me exactly where we were supposed to be headed and why. It seemed to me that the term was teleological but without a telos,…

A Mile Wide and a Foot Deep crisismagazine.com
Lent is a time for serious thinking. That does not mean morose thinking. Quite the opposite. Melancholia and even despair issue from living life superficially without engaging the profound mysteries…

The Coming Age of the Laity crisismagazine.com
To win the culture war, the Church is going to have to break a lot of bad habits. And old habits die hard. A new generation of bishops now recognize the perils of allying with the American government that Pope Leo XIII warned...

Obama Repeals the First Amendment
"In effect, we have a new state religion, a new Established Church of the United States of America, with Barack Obama as its head," ...
Obama Repeals First Amendment crisismagazine.com
No, I’m not exaggerating. The American experiment in religious liberty is officially over. The First Amendment provided institutional structures that allow different religions to peacefully coexist. All groups agree to…

The Civilized Reader
For those who love good, classic books, here is a great new feature by Crisis Magazine worth the read.
The End of the Affair crisismagazine.com
It is officially over. I should admit that publicly, shameful and embarrassing though it may be. It pains me to think back over these years. When I first met her…

Bishop Dolan's Liberty Letter online.wsj.com
The Wall Street Journal on the Catholic Cardinal's vindication of religious freedom and his chilling visit to the White House.

The Separation of Church and State?
Dr. Fahey reviews the Church’s teaching on church-state relations during the modern period and ends with a critical review of John F. ...
Rick Santorum and the Kingship of Christ, Part Three crisismagazine.com
At this moment in history, in the United States of America, invoking the “separation of church and state” may seem an attractive option for those confronting the spectacle of an…

Is the Worship of God Divisive?
Anthony Esolen describes how religion is being taken out of our culture because many find it divisive. Esolen responds that "if we want ...
Progressive Inhumanity, Part Two: The State against the Churches crisismagazine.com
A small town in Vermont has recently been ordered to cease its immemorial tradition of opening meetings with a prayer. The order came from a judge who does not live near. A public school in the city where I am…

Money votes as well in any election and has a big say in how the world works. We vote with our money just as we vote with our ballots.

Important Questions for Wendell Berry crisismagazine.com
Berry is what we call an “agriculturist” or “agrarian” in American terms, a “distributist” in English Catholic terms. He advocates a return to a more local way of life, with more work, individual farming, family responsibility, and local traditions of cooperation, exchange, and sharing.

China's Crackdown on Christians
China is the world's biggest single oppressor of Christians in the world--especially Roman Catholics.
"The problem for Catholics," ...
China’s Crackdown on Christians crisismagazine.com
The Roman Catholic Church in China has been persecuted by the Chinese communists for some six decades -- essentially since the nation fell to communism in 1949. As faithful Marxists, Beijing’s despots perceived any allegiance...

Continuing Crisis Magazine
Crisis Magazine now operates under the banner of Sophia Institute--one of the great Catholic publishing houses in America. In his ...
Trigesimo Anno: Continuing Crisis crisismagazine.com
In its thirtieth year, Crisis could rest on its laurels. Across three decades it has been a leading participant in thoughtful Catholic engagement on the subjects of politics, business, culture, faith, and family life.

Are Liberal Terms Dominating the HHS Mandate Debate?
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I am disquieted by the way in which the issue of the HHS mandate has largely been framed – not only by the Left, but perhaps more by the Right.

Obama Obeys the Feminists Again
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Proclaiming in a New York Times headline that "Obama Adjusts a Rule Covering Contraceptives," the pro-Obama media tried to dig the president out of the political hole he had jumped into. But calling Obama's revised rule an "adjustment" or an...

Leviathan Groaning
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On June 25, 2009, a seven year old boy was abducted at gunpoint from his terrified parents. They had just boarded a plane to fly to the country where the boy’s mother had been born, and where her kin still lived. They were leaving their own country for...

Is it Time for Newt to Go?
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There is a grisly pallor that has beset former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Then, too, there is a lumpiness — to his face, to his features, to his ... well, to his lump. When he walks into a room, I feel rather sorry for him, but then I feel...

Leviathan Groaning
Crisis Magazine crisismagazine.com
On June 25, 2009, a seven year old boy was abducted at gunpoint from his terrified parents. They had just boarded a plane to fly to the country where the boy’s mother had been born, and where her kin still lived. They were leaving their own country for...
