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The April 1-2 conference in Rome brought together Catholic and Jewish scholars from around the world to the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas to deepen the theological foundations of Jewish-Catholic dialogue.
John Rist says the secularization and moral fragmentation in England stems from the cataclysmic 16th-century event and the ensuing rise of nontheistic rights theories.
‘God created man for incorruption,’ says the Book of Wisdom, ‘and made him in the image of his own eternity.’
COMMENTARY: To ensure a Catholic portfolio is truly Catholic often takes more due diligence than simply putting the organization’s investments into a fund that claims to avoid the suggested guidelines.
COMMENTARY: How an obscure French film journal changed the course of U.S. history — and how a 1966 classic about St. Thomas More highlights what was lost.
BOOK PICK: ‘Jane Austen: Writings, Politics, Society’ delves into the cultural milieu in which the novelist lived and the world in which her books take place.
In recent decades, cultural forces have relativized right and wrong and pulverized the distinction between morals and mores.
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: “I’m disgusted by the leading political candidates for president. Do I have a moral obligation to vote in November?”
Moderna, Johnson Johnson, and Merck — front-runners in the COVID-19 race for a cure — are all manufacturing treatments tainted by abortion, but there are more ethical alternatives.
COMMENTARY: All judgments should be based upon a sober assessment of what is most likely to cause the least unwanted harms while achieving the greatest wanted social benefits. Whatever safety measures are needed to protect people should be enforced.
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