The contemporary Church suffers from the same strange malady that is afflicting all of contemporary society: the denial of objective moral truth. There is also an almost Promethean trust in the human ...

Happiness is not in the mere feeling of satisfaction but in the reality of freedom and satisfaction. - H. Marcuse (1955/1974, -. 104) Since the days of classical Greece, philosophers have puzzled over ...

When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, soon to be elected Pope Benedict XVI, memorably warned of a looming "dictatorship of relativism" in 2005, he articulated what many conservative Catholics had long ...

Most people think of faith and science as rivals who’ve been circling each other for centuries, occasionally throwing punches ...

I was disappointed by Michael P. Lynch’s “Who Cares About the Truth?” (The Chronicle Review, September 10). The essay seemed to me to be both misguided and wasted on your audience. I am confident that ...

The ideology of moral relativism is a common theme among today’s college-aged youth. Phrases such as “live your truth” as well as maxims that prioritize individuality, autonomy and self definition ...