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 MoreGallons and Gallons of Wine- 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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 MoreFinding an Engaging Voice – The Limits of Prophetic Language
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 MoreDas Kapital or Rerum Novarum or the Bible? Upon Which Should Obama Swear?
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 MoreDoes Your Smartphone Cause Sexual Violence?
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...
Read MoreAbortion on NBC’s Parenthood
As the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade approaches later this month, we can certainly expect attention to abortion and attitudes towards it to increase. Here is an interesting analysis calling us to move beyond the...
Read MoreSocial Media, Sexual Culture and the Steubenville Rape
By now most of us have probably heard about the Steubenville rape and its ongoing media attention. (For an interesting video discussion of the issue see here.) A couple weeks ago when people were focused quite a bit on the rape...
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Reflections on Notre Dame de Paris at 850yrs old
Bonjour. So begins every interaction in Paris. As our event with writer Stephen Clarke tonight...
Read MoreShould Cheaters Be Honored?
Today Major League Baseball announces the new players elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame. Players become eligible for election five years after retirement, and so by coincidence, this is the first year of eligibility for Barry...
Read MoreFeast of the Baptism of the Lord
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord ~ January 13, 2013 Is 42:1-4,6-7; Ps 29:1-2,3-4,9-10; Acts 10:34-38; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a fascinating feast. What exactly are we celebrating? Scripture...
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