Yearly Archives: 2016

!!!! Edmund Burke by Sir Joshua Reynolds . A Conservative’s Odyssey: Russell Kirk and Twentieth-Century American Conservatism Samuel Gregg Witherspoon Institute: Public Discourse 08 January 16 [ Emphasis and {commentary} in red by Abyssum ] Though it’s not accurate to … Continue reading →

!!!! El Greco: Christ the Pantocrator Why Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God Francis J. Beckwith THE CATHOLIC THING Thursday, January 7, 2016 Note: Professor Beckwith’s earlier column on this subject provoked much controversy among TCT readers and others. … Continue reading →

!!!! Create In Me A Clean Heart Is It Time for A Moral Panic over Pornography? January 6, 2016 by Max Lindenman PATHEOS [ Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum ] This past November, the Bishops’ Conference published … Continue reading →

!!!! January 7, 2016 Our Father, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away Between Star Wars and Charlie Hebdo, no wonder society understands neither fathers nor God-as-Father William Newton ALETEIA [ Emphasis and {commentary} in red by Abyssum ] For the first … Continue reading →

!!!!     Immigration, Citizenship, and Cosmopolitanism by Arthur Milikh within Foreign Affairs, Immigration Jan 06, 2016 07:00 am http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2016/01/16187/ Traditions, duties, and ideals cannot exist without attachment to particular communities—a man can love his neighbors or his nation, but he cannot love … Continue reading →

!!!! January 6, 2016 An Assessment of the New USCCB Document Faithful Citizenship Stephen M. KrasonF CRISIS MAGAZINE A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity [ Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum ] The U.S. bishops recently issued … Continue reading →

!!!!  With only a few weeks left before the first Caucus (primary) will be held in Iowa it is time to get serious about who you will support and vote for in the November 2016 election of the next President … Continue reading →

!!!! Eddie Redmayne in the DANISH GIRL The Danish Girl: People Aren’t Born Transgender, But Playing Dress-Up Can Spark Psychological Problems by Walt Heyer within Culture, Marriage, Science Jan 05, 2016 07:00 am http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2016/01/16191/ A recent film accurately portrays the deep emotional and … Continue reading →

!!!! Saint Pope Pius V receiving from an angel the news of the Muslim defeat at the battle of Lepanto January 4, 2016 Lessons from the Reform Papacy of St. Pius V Christian Browne CRISIS MAGAZINE The Voice for the … Continue reading →

!!!! Jennifer Roback Morse January 4, 2016 50 Shades of Gay Jennifer Roback Morse CRISIS MAGAZINE A Voice for the Faithful Catholic The Sexual Revolution was supposed to liberate us from sexual stereotypes. In fact, we have replaced the old … Continue reading →