A revival?

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry on Christianity in France.

Asking questions

Leon Wieseltier on resisting post-humanism.

Lost Identity

The two striking features of this interview with Alain Finkielkraut are the superficiality of the questions and the profound sadness of the answers.

In His image

Dietrich von Hildebrand's memoirs of his fight against Nazism have been re-published.

Identity or belonging?

Small acts and behaviors can certainly be pedagogical but "Catholic identity" is first of all a matter of learning how to judge reality.

Longing

David Brooks confuses faith with religiosity, but he is right otherwise that it is impossible for humans not to be religious.

False Consciousness

Brendan O'Neill offers a very secular and very smart analysis of what lies behind the whole gay-marriage movement.

Unquestioned technocracy

Ross Douthat captures very well the significance of the recent collapse of The New Republic. If everything is utilitarian and instrumental, public discourse reduces to trading information and advancing political solutions.

Butcher shop

A strong message from the Pope on human trafficking.

The most humanising institution in history

Many people have recommended the recent address by Lord Sacks at a conference at the Vatican.

Children for sale

An instructive story on human trafficking.

Vistas of ignorance that extend on all sides

The discovery of ignorance is very important. Update: some comments on the Bertrand Russel quote by Michael Winters.

Sleight of hand

Speaking about the Obama administration, Peter Berkowitz makes an important point: pragmatism pretends not to make metaphysical assumptions, but what it really does is just hide them.

I am still here

Roger Scruton on the claims of neuroscience.

Exploding

The Economist on Christianity on China.