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Neuhaus, the Reverse Edwards

Saturday, October 18, 2008 3:31 PM

Father Richard John Neuhaus, with characteristic aplomb, weighs in on the presidential race at the First Things blog in a post titled At Long Last: Obama, Abortion, and the Courts.

In doing so, like a reverse John Edwards from Planet Opposite, he explains how America today is really two nations.

“Political punditry is not my main shtick,” he writes, “and I have no idea whether the debate... READ MORE


A Saint on Broadway

Saturday, October 25, 2008 4:51 AM

“When statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos.”

The New York area has been seeing ads for Broadway’s A Man for All Seasons on Broadway.  Now Amanda Shaw and Nathaniel Peters give the play two thumbs up at First Things blog. And in doing so, they provide an excellent critique of the excesses in... READ MORE


Why Is This Man Smiling?

Sunday, November 02, 2008 4:07 AM

Russell Reno knows how bad the news is. The financial system is reeling, and the United States is stumbling overseas.

“The strange thing, however, is that when I turn away from daily news and take the dog for a walk, I end up smiling,” writes First Things’ features editor. “Underneath all my anxious hand wringing, I’m an optimist about the future of America.”

Don’t worry … be... READ MORE


Sci-Fi Advent

Sunday, November 30, 2008 10:40 AM

Russell Saltzman at First Things’ blog is looking forward to The Day the Earth Stood Still.

He suspects he can guess the theme of the remake of the B classic, though: “A emissary from the galactic federation is coming to warn Earth about its bad environmental habits.”

“This is the way a lot of ‘alien as messiah’ films go,” he writes, “and the 1951 version had more than its share of religious... READ MORE


Father Neuhaus Hospitalized

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:42 PM

(CNS)

Father Richard John Neuhaus, editor in chief of First Things, is currently undergoing treatment for cancer in a New York hospital.

Father Neuhaus disclosed his cancer at the end of this post on the First Things website in early December.

The Daily Blog spoke today with pro-life advocate Chris Slattery, who visited Father Neuhaus yesterday afternoon at the hospital.

“I got a call yesterday... READ MORE


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