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One of the modern era’s great speechwriters has given an assessment of Mitt Romney’s “religion speech” yesterday: His text was warmly cool. It covered a lot of ground briskly, in less than 25 minutes. His approach was calm, logical, with an emphasis on clarity. It wasn’t blowhardy, and it wasn’t fancy. The only groaner was,…

His name was Charles Sheldon – and he is one of the most influential preachers in American history. Don’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of him. Until I started looking into this, I hadn’t heard of him either. In 1896, Sheldon published a novel called In His Steps, about a small Kansas town that…

Since today is the feast of the legendary saint who is, in fact, Santa Claus, I thought you’d like to see how he is represented at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. The tapestries that hang there are stunners, beautiful and realistic, and St. Nick is no exception. Below is…

Some thoughtful people are beginning to argue that it is — and it’s not hard to see their point, when you scan the list of popular movies and books. Author Phillip Jenkins has even argued it is “the last acceptable prejudice.” And now, Melanie McDonagh takes to the pages of the New Statesman in Britain…
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