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The Maidan and the West

George Weigel

The Maidan movement in Ukraine offers a reminder of Europe’s highest aspirations – and a challenge to the complacency of the West.

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Syndicated Column / June 12, 2014

John Paul and Francis at Yad Vashem

George Weigel

In their visits to the Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis showed a profound understanding of the mysteries of suffering and evil.

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Syndicated Column / June 11, 2014

Your Tuition Dollars at Work: How Colleges Promote a Perverse Sexual Ideology

Mary Rice Hasson

College and university administrations have officially endorsed—and are busy embedding—a new sexual ideology on campuses across the U.S.: the ‘sex-positive,’ morality-free, judgment-free celebration of “all forms of sexuality and consensual sexual experience.” Do board members, donors, alumni, and parents know—or even care?

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The Family in America / June 9, 2014

#BeatAdolf?

George Weigel

The courage of the American leaders and soldiers who liberated Europe during World War II sheds light on the moral unseriousness of today’s diplomatic leadership.

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Syndicated Column / June 4, 2014

A Cultural Package That Sorts Winners from Losers

Mary Rice Hasson

The Triple Package authors argue that American culture spurs “instant gratification disorder” instead of success. But does “Triple-Package-style” success really yield better results?

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MercatorNet / May 30, 2014

A New Birth of Freedom

George Weigel

In his commencement address at the University of Dallas, George Weigel exhorted the Class of 2014 to take up the task of cultural renewal.

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National Review Online / May 21, 2014

The Great War Revisited

George Weigel

In his thirteenth annual William E. Simon Lecture, George Weigel explores why World War I began, why it continued, and what it means for today.

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An Archbishop of Destiny

George Weigel

Major-Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, has a crucial role to play in his country’s future.

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Syndicated Column / May 14, 2014

Humanae Vitae: What if?

George Weigel

A mostly-forgotten document from Karol Wojtyla’s time as Archbishop of Cracow represents one of the great “what if” moments in modern Catholic history.

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Syndicated Column / May 7, 2014

The First Human Right

George Weigel

Without the right to life from conception until natural death, all other rights are meaningless.

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National Review Online / May 5, 2014

A Message for Russia (and the World)

George Weigel

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church offers hope for the future of Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression and Western dithering.

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National Review Online / May 2, 2014

Two Popes, Two Saints, One Message

George Weigel

The canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II on the same day makes eminent sense, even as it offers the entire world a valuable lesson

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New York Daily News / April 27, 2014