Publications

The Baltimore Basilica

George Weigel

On November 4, the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, America’s first cathedral, was reopened in a…

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Syndicated Column / November 4, 2006

Europe and America: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

George Weigel

EPPC Senior Fellow George Weigel delivered the Manhattan Institute’s twentieth annual Wriston Lecture in New York on October 26. Previous…

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Syndicated Column / October 26, 2006

God and America

Ernest W. Lefever

Rediscovering God in America: Reflections on the Role of faith in Our Nation’s History and Future By Newt Gingrich (Integrity…

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The Washington Times / November 7, 2006

Hyde and Scalia, Catholics with Consequences

George Weigel

Two of the most influential Catholics in American public life mark important milestones in their lives and careers this month….

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Syndicated Column / October 25, 2006

Where Religious Freedom Rings

George Weigel

New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral might be the most famous Catholic church in America, but Baltimore’s old cathedral — the Basilica…

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USA Today / November 2, 2006

Restoring the Light of Religious Freedom

George Weigel

When John Carroll was named the first Roman Catholic bishop of the United States in 1789, this middle-aged son of…

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Newsweek Online / November 2, 2006

The Confession

Stanley Kurtz

Suppose a large group of same-sex-marriage activists came together and made the following confession to a group of same-sex-marriage skeptics:…

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National Review Online / October 31, 2006

The Confession II

Stanley Kurtz

**This is the second of a two-part essay. Click here to read the first part.** In his well-received 1997 book…

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National Review Online / November 1, 2006

Avoidance Strategy

Stanley Kurtz

On multiple occasions, I’ve rebutted claims by William Eskridge and Darren Spedale that European marriage is flourishing under the impact…

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National Review Online / October 30, 2006

Marriage Back on the Table

Stanley Kurtz

<msoNormal$3>Yesterday the New Jersey supreme court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, or its equivalent, just without the name “marriage.”…

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National Review Online / October 26, 2006

Are You a Ned Lamont Republican?

Stanley Kurtz

Are we turning into the Ned Lamont Republicans? No, I’m not talking about Republicans racing for the exits in Iraq….

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National Review Online / October 25, 2006

Hearts of Darkness

James Bowman

Clint Eastwood’s Flags of our Fathers is the bigger and more expensive side of a cinematic diptych, the other half…

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The New York Sun / October 20, 2006