Porn
In recent a Wall Street Journal article, Alain de Botton made a surprisingly theological argument against pornography. He argued that pornography often functions like an addiction. It inflames a particular species of pleasure...
Read MorePosted by Jason King | Jan 16, 2013 | Current Events |
In recent a Wall Street Journal article, Alain de Botton made a surprisingly theological argument against pornography. He argued that pornography often functions like an addiction. It inflames a particular species of pleasure...
Read MorePosted by Patrick Clark | Jan 15, 2013 | Lectionary |
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 62:1—5 Psalm 96 I Corinthians 12:4—11 John 2:1—11 This Sunday’s readings invite us to think about marriage as a sign of God’s covenantal relationship with Israel, which the Church believes...
Read MorePosted by Christopher Vogt | Jan 14, 2013 | From the Field |
Like many of the contributors to catholicmoraltheology.com, I recently attended the Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics in Chicago. For me, one of the highlights of the conference was a presentation by Bridget...
Read MorePosted by Tobias Winright | Jan 12, 2013 | Current Events |
On Friday Catholic League president Bill Donohue suggested that at his inauguration President Obama should swear on Marx’s Das Kapital rather than on the Bible. For some reason Donohue is the go-to guy for many television...
Read MorePosted by David Cloutier | Jan 12, 2013 | Classic Posts, Current Events, Popular Culture |
I attended two panels at this past weekend’s Society of Christian Ethics conference, and to cut to the chase, both made me wonder why products that are pervasive in our society always seem to be accompanied by horror stories...
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