Hadley Arkes Addresses the Moral Reticence of Judicial Conservatism
COMMENTARY: In ‘Mere Natural Law,’ the Catholic convert addresses what has touched off a roiling debate within the conservative legal movement.
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Cultivating a Sacramental Worldview: Priest Ponders Proper Outlook in ‘Mysterion’
By placing the sacramental worldview in direct conversation with modernism, Father Ayre turns what could be a dry ecclesiology into a true call and preparation for discipleship.
Natural Law and Moral Virtues Bring Independence From Tyranny
In the very opening sentence of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson appeals to the authority of “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.”
Church Leaders and Scholars to Explore St. John Paul II’s ‘Natural Law Legacy’
Topics at the conference will include John Paul II’s vision of natural law, his contribution to biotechnology and human rights, and human rights in a secularized society.
The Natural Law Revisited in Light of Culture’s ‘New Realities’
COMMENTARY: The natural law is not only a basis for personal freedom and fulfillment, but also for social cohesion. It should not be displaced.
God Loves Justice and Hates Iniquity — So We Shall Not Despair
If Catholics forget these truths we will become like ”sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal,” and we will be empty-handed and defenseless in the upcoming final battle.
Bishop Burbidge Preaches on Human Dignity and Natural Law at Red Mass
Bishop Burbidge noted the “special occasion for the people of God to honor the character of the law, the sacred character.”
Marriage Can Never Be Redefined
Marriage cannot be redefined — nor can the meaning and purpose of human sexuality.
Natural Law and the Imperative of Timeless Principles
French philosopher Pierre Manent discusses the harms of the modern ideology of human rights and calls for a return of natural law to restore social cohesion within Western societies.
Human Rights and the Truth About Man: The Universal Declaration at 70
COMMENTARY: It remains a task for Catholic defenders of human rights to show that a fully adequate understanding of human rights is not possible without an understanding of the truth about man, which is also the truth about God.
