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Yearly Archives: 2011

Why hasn’t Francis Ford been beatified?

In a 2010 interview with Catholic World Report, Cardinal Joseph Zen, S.D.B., the emeritus bishop of Hong Kong, wondered aloud about the Catholic Church’s...

China-watching in the Vatican

Whatever its other accomplishments, Henry Kissinger’s new book, “On China,” ought to cause serious reconsideration of that now-familiar refrain, “China-is-the-lead-country-of-the-future.” Kissinger’s analysis of Chinese...

Miracles in Soho

LONDON—Soho, in the West End of the British capital, has had a rather dodgy history. Wikipedia notes that, by the mid-19th century, “all respectable...

Roger Maris and the summer of 1961

Five years ago, I made the argument for “Hoosiers” as the greatest sports movie ever and lamented the absence of great baseball films. “Hoosiers”...

Reactionary liberalism and Catholic social doctrine

The debate over Catholic social doctrine and U.S. social welfare policy took an unhelpful turn in May when a gaggle of academics fired a...

An open letter to my friends in Poland

A son of Poland is now Blessed John Paul II. What is Poland to do now? If a friend might offer a suggestion: the Church...

The death of Osama bin Laden

The death of Osama bin Laden did not end the war against jihadism, a war bin Laden had declared against the United States in...

Aquinas and horses

Lander, Wyo., is not an easy place to get to. I got there in February by flying from Washington to Denver and then sitting...

Catholic social thought and the 2012 election

Barring an international conflagration or another 9/11, both of which may God forbid, the 2012 election is going to be fought on the question...

Remembering Pope John Paul II

ROME—Strange as it may seem, I’ve been vaguely worried about the beatification on May 1 of a man with whom I was in close...
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