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Irony of Ironies: Vatican II Triumphs Over Moribund Modernity
Few expressions are better guaranteed to spark passionate debates among Catholics today than two words: “Vatican II.” Though most Catholics today were born after the Council closed in 1965, the fiftieth anniversary of the Council’s 1962 opening on 11 October this year will surely reignite the usual controversies about its significance.A book that changed reality
Michael Novak's magnum opus taught us that liberty is by its very nature indivisible. We consequently neglect any part of that truth at our peril.As secularism advances, political messianism draws more believers
It is appropriate for candidates to share their faith and continue in the tradition of asking God’s guidance for our country. It is more important that virtue and truth are carried by the people.Spiritual competition and the zero-sum game
When competition is construed as seeking ways to love one another better, it becomes a virtue of the market economy that ought to be celebrated rather than scorned.The rich don’t make us poor
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about the need for the wealthy to “pay their fair share” so that the federal government can pay down its debts and continue to fund programs to provide basic human necessities for the poor, such as food, shelter, and prophylactics.Challenging liberals on economic immobility
- When it comes to applying liberté, égalité, fraternité to the economy, modern liberals have always been pretty much fixated on the second member of this trinity. It’s a core concern of the
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Moral formation and the school choice movement
Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum summed up the problem with public schooling in America when he repeatedly called it an “outdated factory model.” Part of Santorum’s purpose was to draw greater attention to the simple fact that parents bear the primary responsibility for the education of their children.It takes a village to raise a business
Many conservatives are reacting strongly to a recent speech given by President Obama in which he seems to denigrate the entrepreneurial spirit of American enterprise. “If you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own,” said the president. ”You didn’t build that. “Black scholars give Obama an "F"
Skipping this week’s NAACP convention in Houston spares President Obama from having to answer the question, “Are blacks better off since he took office?”Creative destruction and the pruning shears
What if the American Founders had constructed a society where no industry was ever allowed to go under, because it would mean a lot of innocent people losing their jobs?Financial fiddling while the euro burns
Given the scale of Europe’s economic crisis, you’d think Europe’s political leaders would be laser-focused on resolving the deeper causes of the debt challenges facing Greece, Spain, and Italy. But, alas, no.Reclaiming fear
Psalm 111:10 and Proverbs 9:10 state plainly, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”