Women and Redemption
Any reverent reading of Genesis sheds abundant light on the key role played by women in the economy of redemption. She was created last...
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The Meaning and Purpose of Marriage
Prior to his conversion to the Catholic Church, Dietrich von Hildebrand already had a high idea of marriage; he deeply sensed its beauty...
Aristotle: The Philosopher
One of the great contributions Aristotle has made to philosophy is his distinction between means and ends. This insight gives us a key to...
A Touch of Metaphysical Humor
“Freedom of choice” has conquered the heart of modern man. To him it signifies liberation from all mediaeval taboos that for centuries...
What is True Compassion for the Person with Homosexual Tendencies?
About six months ago Phil Donahue devoted his show to the fashionable topic of homosexuality. Donahue's guests included the outstanding...
Two Dimensions of Married Love
One of the important contributions of the late Dietrich von Hildebrand (d. 1977) is in shedding brighter light on the two dimensions of...
Two Souls One Flesh: The Divine Invention of Man and Marriage is a Prodigious Mystery
When at the age of eleven, I took a course on seventeenth-century French literature—French is my beautiful mother tongue—I made the...
Man Alone Can Procreate
John Paul II will leave us a precious legacy: his staunch defense of life, and his theology of the body. He has succeeded in unveiling...
The Great Divide, Part 1: Love, Marriage, Sacrifice, Procreation
Many schools and universities pride themselves on having finally acknowledged that the difference between men and animals is minimal...
Habit: Friend or Enemy?
Habit plays a cardinal role in human life. In order to gauge its value, however, some distinctions are called for...
Kierkegaard Against Feminism: Beautiful Words About Women
To write on Kierkegaard's thought is an act of daring. In a way this is true of many philosophers. One only needs to think of the various...
Personalist Responds to Critic of Paul VI
John Galvin's article (The Latin Mass magazine, spring 2002) is bound to baffle many faithful Catholics who view Humanae Vitae as the...