January 11, 2012
January 09, 2012
Ecology, Theophany, and Economics
January 04, 2012
#Occupy: The New New Pentecost?
December 30, 2011
Secularism and Tyranny
December 19, 2011
The Church, Vocation, and Millennials: Losing a Generation
December 16, 2011
Tertullian for the Twenty-First Century
The following section from Tertullian’s Apology has been illuminating some of my thinking about Christian social engagement lately:
So we sojourn with you in the world, abjuring neither forum, nor shambles, nor bath, nor booth, nor workshop, nor inn, nor weekly market, nor any other places of commerce. Continue Reading...
December 12, 2011
‘Wisdom Begins in Wonder’
“Wisdom begins in wonder.” This is a popular paraphrase of Socrates from Plato’s Theatetus, which focuses on the relationship between philosophy and knowledge. Dr. Mel Flikkema, provost at Kuyper College, reminded us of this justly famous quotation as he introduced the launch event for Wisdom & Wonder: Common Grace in Science & Art by Abraham Kuyper this past Saturday morning. Continue Reading...
December 09, 2011
Sirico at Georgetown: Good Intentions Depend upon Sound Economics
On Tuesday, Acton’s president, Rev. Robert A. Sirico, joined three other prominent Catholic thinkers for a roundtable discussion of the U.S. bishops’ 1986 letter “Economic Justice for All.” Georgetown Univeristy’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs sponsored the discussion, and Berkley Center director Tom Banchoff moderated the proceedings. Continue Reading...
November 30, 2011
Rev. Robert A. Sirico at Georgetown Roundtable Discussion
November 30, 2011