On the Culture

Newman’s Final Argument By Dr. Jeff Mirus | November 18, 2009

At the risk of boring those who never intend to read the book, I should add one final point concerning The Meaning of Newman’s Grammar of Assent. It is an important point because, once Newman has established how it is that a human person

On The News

the ideal escape By Phil Lawler | November 19, 2009

Over on The Catholic Thing, Father Jim Schall announces: Nine months of the Obama administration have prompted me to flee, not to New Zealand or Argentina, but rather to Blandings Castle. A very sensible way to beat a strategic retreat

On Business

Customer Attentiveness By Peter Mirus | November 14, 2009

Many companies want customers to be attentive to them, but fewer want to be truly attentive to their customers. As with many things, this is an area in which business imitates life. Think of the classic story: boy meets girl--a romance

• Off the Record
  

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• In Depth Analysis

  November 13, 2009 The Bishops at the Cliff: Tobin's Challenge By Dr. Jeff Mirus

  I see three challenges in Bishop Thomas Tobin's public rebuke of Congressman Patrick Kennedy in an open letter on November 12th. With respect to his pro-abortion stance, Kennedy had asserted that “the fact that I disagree with the hierarchy on some issues does not make me any less of a Catholic.” Bishop Tobin replied, point blank, that this simply is not true. The three challenges I see in this are for Kennedy, Bishop Tobin himself, and the American bishops as a