Jun
8
The Proper Hermeneutics
June 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment
I find myself in substantial agreement with Tom Kreitzberg at Disputations when he attributes a certain kind of theological sentiment to “the willingness of lay Catholics to study the writings of the Church”, but I’m not so sure that I agree with his assessment of the source of the sentiment.
Citing a speech of Pope Benedict [...]
Jun
8
Happy Birthday Darwins!
June 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment
No, not Charles, but Mr. and Mrs.: today is the anniversary of the blog DarwinCatholic, one of my favorites for sanity and sanctity.
One of the great things about the Darwins, in my view, is the way in which they combine sound, orthodox Catholicism, clear and concise conservatism, and healthy, objective scientific skepticism. They illustrate quite [...]
Jun
8
Show Me That You Mean It
June 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment
In a comment on my post of yesterday on the anti-intellectualism of Peter Berkowitz and John Derbyshire, an old student of mine remarks that there is a non-cognitive aspect to moral reasoning that naturally makes most of us a little nervous about the sorts of “bright line” arguments against abortion offered by Ramesh Ponnuru and [...]
