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 The Extinction of Christians in the Middle East
by Giulio Meotti • HOW SAINT JOHN PAUL II BENT THE 20TH CENTURY & WHY HARVARD'S MARY GLENDON MATTERS FOR FOREIGN POLICY8/9/2019  Extraordinary coincidence, contemporary lesson By George Weigel on Aug 07, 2019 03:02 am Forty years after Pope John Paul II bent the course of the 20th century in a more humane direction during his first pilgrimage to his Polish homeland in June 1979, new information continues to emerge [...] Read in browser » Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation at 50 By Dr. Samuel Gregg on Aug 06, 2019 03:00 pm “What is civilization? I don’t know. I can’t define it in abstract terms—yet. But I think I can recognize it when I see it; and I am looking at it now.” These were among the [...] Read in browser » Horns of a Dilemma: An Interview with Robert Jervis – Reflections on Political Science, Politics, and Policy by Robert Jervis and Francis J. Gavin The Inspired Mary Ann Glendon and Her Dismal Critics by Greg Weiner Mary Ann Glendon is an inspired choice to lead Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights and the apoplexy of her critics proves it. Read More » Why American Democracy Is Worth Defending By Alexander Salter on Aug 18, 2019 10:00 pm What is American democracy, and why is it worth defending? The current political climate, in which democracy is increasingly (and troublingly) equated with populism, compels us to reflect on this question. Democracy is an ancient form of government, but historically, democracies that rise above mere mob rule and reflect genuine self-governance, while respecting basic ... Read in browser » God Wants a Repentant Church, Not a Relevant Church
Jonathan B. Coe On a regular basis the faithful Catholic laity find themselves disconcerted and even outraged when priests and prelates display an inverted moral calculus. For example, as William Kilpatrick writes in a recent essay in this magazine, the Vatican has become a kind of sanctuary city for credibly accused homosexual predators while Pope Francis laments the […]  EXTRAORDINARY COINCIDENCE, CONTEMPORARY LESSON By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel Syndicated Column Forty years after Pope John Paul II bent the course of the 20th century in a more humane direction during his first pilgrimage to his Polish homeland in June 1979, new information continues to emerge about what happened behind the scenes, shedding further light on those epic events. Read More (See also Mr. Weigel’s interview with Catholic Digest about his latest book and how average Christians can cope with the changes of postmodernity — and perhaps even make a contribution to restoring order in society.) Religious liberty and freedom of conscience exist in the West because Christians developed them from the truths they held. Read More » Why Is There Systematic Anti-Christian Persecution in Egypt? by Mohammed Bani Salameh and Ayman Hayajneh Middle East Quarterly Summer 2019 (view PDF) https://www.meforum.org/58683/end-syrian-civil-war-jordan Systematic Discrimination: Christians Under Egyptian Rule by Raymond Ibrahim FrontPage Magazine July 30, 2019 https://www.meforum.org/59051/systematic-discrimination-christians-in-egypt THE VIRTUES OF REFORM By EPPC Fellow Stephen P. White The Catholic Thing Genuine renewal in the Church requires both paths to reform: structural and administrative changes, as well as ongoing conversion and growth in holiness. Read More The Vandals sack Rome….again By George Weigel on Jul 29, 2019 05:50 pm An exercise in raw intellectual vandalism has been underway in Rome since July 23: what was originally known as the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family has been peremptorily but systematically [...] Read in browser » JPII Institute VP says school’s identity is ‘seriously threatened’ By Catholic News Agency on Aug 01, 2019 11:39 am Vatican City, Jul 31, 2019 / 09:25 pm (CNA).- The vice-president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Rome said that changes to the school’s governing structure and academic program are a serious threat [...] Read in browser » JPII Institute purge a case of Vatican types refusing to be honest, transparent By Christopher R. Altieri on Aug 13, 2019 10:05 pm It is fair to say the suppression-and-reconstitution of the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, as the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences has received [...] Read in browser » The West Must Return to the Faith – or Perish Paul Krause Western civilization is weak, exhausted, dying. Our leaders in the Church – servants in attendance to the Great Physician – can now think of nothing to do but preach this thing they call “mercy.” There is nothing wrong with mercy, of course; but when our clerics use the word, they sound more like hospice nurses […]Read More “Reason, Faith, & the Struggle for Western Civilization”: Illuminating the Past & Present
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