The life and work of Michael Novak was a witness to Christian faith and the promise of America.

Michael Novak: Catholic, American Patriot, and Lover of Liberty by Samuel Gregg on February 20th, 2017 The life and work of Michael Novak was a witness to Christian faith and the promise of America. Are Refugees Dangerous? by Robert Carle on February 21st, 2017 President Trump’s executive order on immigration is deeply troubling, because it inflicts suffering on “the least of these” for political gain. This demeans the office of the President and robs the United States of its moral high ground in the War on Terror. The Catholic Church in De Facto Schism: What’s to Be Done? by E. Christian Brugger on February 22nd, 2017 Knowing that the episcopate is divided on de fide doctrines of morality, Pope Francis needs to lead his brother bishops to face frankly this crisis in the Church and to resolve firmly to overcome it. Meanwhile, lay Catholics should not allow distress over the present situation to shake their faith in Jesus’s promise to preserve the Church from damnable error. Remembering Jane Roe and Mary Doe: The Courage of Norma McCorvey and Sandra Cano by Harold Cassidy on February 23rd, 2017 The shameful and irrational desire on the part of the Courts to reach decisions in Roe and Doe with no evidence—and without even knowing if the women in whose names the cases were brought actually wanted abortions—was later exposed by the courage of these two women. Can Same-Sex Marriage Really Reduce Teen Suicide? by Mark Regnerus on February 24th, 2017 The legalization of same-sex marriage may be associated with a short-term emotional bump for youth who identify as sexual minorities, but it is not a robust, long-term panacea for the emotional struggles of teenagers.