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"Virtual Reality: Its Distortion of Self and Others"

Posted on October 22, 2008
The Institute for the Psychological Sciences is "a Catholic graduate school of psychology" and has, for some years, sponsored the "John Henry Cardinal Newman Lectures" in Washington, D.C. This year's theme, again, is "Virtual Reality", and the lecturers include Leon...

The New Post-Lehman Borthers Immigration Landscape

Posted on October 21, 2008
Download LehmanBros.wmv HT: Brian McCall

Prayer for our Episcopalian Sisters and Brothers

Posted on October 21, 2008
Episcopalian friends of mine pointed out George Will's column last Sunday addressing the growing crisis in the U.S. Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican communion. The crisis runs much deeper, they assure me, than the ordination of Gene Robinson as...

Another Episcopal View on "Single Issue" Voting

Posted on October 21, 2008
National Catholic ReporterOctober 21, 2008 Memphis Bishop calls upon Catholics to avoid 'one issue' votesBy THOMAS C. FOX TENNESSEE BISHOP RECEIVES AWARD AT NCEA CONVENTION IN ATLANTA: Bishop J. Terry Steib of Memphis, Tenn., receives award at the National Catholic...

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Fireproof

Posted on October 19, 2008
At the recommendation of a priest friend, my wife and I went to see the movie "Fireproof" today. Although it doesn't have all of the technical excellence of the typical Hollywood fare, it was exceptionally well made for a low...

"Conscience" is not the (only) issue

Posted on October 19, 2008
In their Newsweek response to George Weigel's recent article (which has been discussed here at MOJ), Nicholas Cafardi et al. make what they take to be the "Catholic case" for Obama. [Insert here my standard skepticism about this "case".] They...

In which Amy Sullivan says something really . . . incorrect

Posted on October 19, 2008
Amy Sullivan is the author of "The Party Faithful," in which she contends that the Democrats are shrinking the "God gap." We'll see. In any event, in this Time magazine piece -- yet another exploration of the "divisions" among Catholics...

Doug, please respond to the FOCA question!

Posted on October 19, 2008
Doug Kmiec, Cathy Kaveny, and Nick Cafardi make some good arguments for voting for a Democrat who actually helps women choose life as opposed to a Republican who pays only lip-service to the pro-life cause (even though lip-service from a...

Intrinsic Evil, Moral Perspectives, and Cultural Messages: A Catholic Layman's Response to Professor Kaveny

Posted on October 19, 2008
In her America article, Professor Cathleen Kaveny argues that characterization of a particular matter as representing an intrinsic evil offers little assistance to faithful Catholic voters in evaluating the positions of political candidates on such issues as abortion...

A Response to George Weigel Concerning Obama

Posted on October 18, 2008
NEWSWEEK online, 10/17/08 A Catholic Brief for Obama Why the faithful can in good conscience back the Democrat By Nicholas P. Cafardi, M. Cathleen Kaveny and Douglas W. Kmiec This article is a rebuttal to a previously published essay by...

Chaput, Kmiec . . . and Cuomo?

Posted on October 18, 2008
Here's Archbishop Chaput, at the Public Discourse not-quite-a-blog. There's a lot in the piece, and there's no point in just cut-and-pasting it here. This jumped out at me, though: None of the Catholic arguments advanced in favor of Senator Obama...

Update: Education Policy and the Presidential Campaign

Posted on October 18, 2008
In a previous post, I discussed at some length the question of eduational policy and reform, which I described as the most neglected issue in the current presidential campaign. And yet access to quality education is vital as a powerful...

"Intrinsic Evil"? How Evil is That?

Posted on October 18, 2008
Yesterday, over at dotCommonweal, there was a post titled Intrinsic Evil, Prudential Judgment and Sundry Matters I recommend that MOJ readers check it out, here. In the new issue of America: The National Catholic Weekly, there is an article by...

Religious Freedom for Me but not for Thee

Posted on October 17, 2008
A number of recent posts on the site have addressed religious freedom in the context of the upcoming election. I, along with other MOJ contributors, have expressed concerns about the freedom of the Church to participate in the public square...

Financial Crisis and Women on Corporate Boards

Posted on October 17, 2008
Now here's some interesting research, from a newly-posted paper entitled: "Women in the Boardroom and their Impact on Governance and Performance." Apparently, more women on corporate boards means corporate performance is monitored more closely. They tend to show up more...

Conference at the University of Chicago

Posted on October 17, 2008
Social Justice and Human Rights: Social Science, Public Policy and Christian Faith In Conversation at the University of Chicago In recognition of the 60th Anniversary of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 10, 1948 ? December 10, 2008) Thursday,...

"Human Rights as Morality, Human Rights as Law"

Posted on October 17, 2008
I hope this paper, which I posted to SSRN last month, will be of interest to some MOJ-readers. Here's the abstract, followed by a link to the SSRN page where the paper can be downloaded/printed. There has been growing interest...

Positive Incentives and Reducing Abortions -- Responding to Tom Berg

Posted on October 17, 2008
Thanks to Tom for his post responding to Weigel?s article on Obama and abortion, and thanks to all for welcoming me back to MOJ. First, let me make clear that, as a fundamental matter, I agree with Tom?s basic point,...

The Al Smith dinner

Posted on October 17, 2008
Well, this is a "Catholic legal theory" blog, so although it's not our normal practice to plug comedy videos, I thought readers might get a kick out of both Sen. Obama's and Sen. McCain's (very good) Al Smith speeches. Link...

Weigel, Prudence, and Proportionality

Posted on October 16, 2008
The exchange among Eduardo, Rick, and Edward Highberger about George Weigel's article is very interesting and valuable. FWIW, I agree with what seems to be the consensus that whatever we think about the necessity of having abortion laws in the...

A Focus on FOCA (aka the ?Freedom of Choice Act?)

Posted on October 16, 2008
Over the past several days we, here at Mirror of Justice, have seen a robust exchange of commentaries on the so-called ?Freedom of Choice Act? which has been placed centrally into the upcoming election on November 4. In the current...

Horwitz on churches

Posted on October 16, 2008
In my view, my friend and former ND colleague Paul Horwitz is writing some of the best law-and-religion stuff there is. Here's his latest, "Churches as First Amendment Institutions: Of Spheres and Sovereignty." This Article offers a novel way of...

Thirty years ago today . . .

Posted on October 16, 2008
. . . John Paul II was elected to the papacy. God bless him.

Who Wins the "Scummiest" Award?

Posted on October 16, 2008
Several posts have addressed that question. *YOU* decide. This is lifted from dotCommonweal: From TPM: The McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee are pumping a robocall into multiple states that directly alleges that Obama has ?worked closely? with ?domestic...

Doerflinger on abortion reduction

Posted on October 16, 2008
This recent brief but (as usual) sagacious examination by the USCCB's Richard Doerflinger lays out many often ignored facts regarding how law can reduce abortion: http://www.usccb.org/prolife/publicat/lifeissues/101008.shtml

FORDHAM CENTER ON RELIGION AND

Posted on October 16, 2008
FORDHAM CENTER ON RELIGION AND CULTURE Torture and American Culture: An Inquiry and Reflection Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 1 ? 5 p.m. Fordham University ? Lincoln Center Campus ? McNally Amphitheatre ? 140 W. 62nd St. The photographs that revealed...

Responding to Rick (and his Student)

Posted on October 16, 2008
I probably should have omitted that whole public/private discussion, since it was not the main point of my post. But, since I couldn't help myself, I admit that it is fair game. I think Rick and his student make good...

"Thomas More on Trial" Conference

Posted on October 16, 2008
Check out what looks to be a very interesting conference November 7-8 on the trial and last letters of Thomas More, sponsored by the University of Dallas's Center for Thomas More Studies. The speakers at the "retrial" and broader assessment...

Robert George on "Obama's Abortion Extremism"

Posted on October 15, 2008
Robert George's Obama's Abortion Extremism is a must read for every voter who is conscientiously and faithfully attempting to assess the presidential candidates.

"fundamental right"

Posted on October 15, 2008
Michael Scaperlanda is right that Professor George's exposition of Sen. Obama's position on abortion is a must-read. Here's a sample: But this barely scratches the surface of Obama's extremism. He has promised that ''the first thing I'd do as President...

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