The Purposeful Polis
Good government, right reason, and the light of faith.
If we have been liberated of certain prejudices of our parents’ and grandparents’ generations, we have also lost whatever sense they may have had that marriage is a unique and integral part of the foundation and fabric of society.
Perhaps being an excellent sheep isn’t such a bad thing. Our vocation as Christians consists fully in responding humbly to the call of our Good Shepherd.
One needn’t denigrate the good of marriage in order to celebrate the good of celibate friendship.
A few weeks after Democratic leaders argued that corporations should value profit above all, they renewed their push for companies to show ‘economic patriotism.’
A good education contributes to human flourishing. It cultivates individual happiness, and in turn augments the common good composed of those individuals.
Personal vocation is a rich and robust personal reality that exceeds, while encompassing, one’s “state-in-life” and profession.
Six points that show how restorative justice might offer a path forward in the marriage debate.
Hobby Lobby isn’t dictating whether or not I can spend my compensation on birth control. The Court simply says that they don’t think employers should have to pay for it. And speaking as a woman, that’s fine with me.


