Natural Law Natural law, in its strictly ethical application, is the rule of conduct which is prescribed to us by the Creator in the constitution of the nature with which He has endowed us. According to St. Thomas, the natural law is “nothing else than the rational creature’s participation in the eternal law” (I-II.94). The eternal law is God’s wisdom, inasmuch as it is the [...]
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Michael Novak poem for Hadley Arkes
June 10th, 2010
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Michael Novak’s poetry for the conversion of Hadley Arkes Last April, we carried the news of the conversion to Catholicism of Prof. Hadley Arkes. His Baptism sponsor, Michael Novak, composed a beautiful poetry entitled “They Recognized Him in the Breaking of the Bread” on the occasion of his conversion; we share it with you here: [...]
Hadley Arkes, a Catholic and enjoying it!
April 30th, 2010
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On Saturday, April 24, 2010, Professor Hadley Arkes was received in the Catholic Church. The ceremony took place at the Catholic Information Center, in Washington, D.C. Prof. Arkes is the Edward Ney Professor of Jurisprudence and American Institutions at Amherst College, and he was received into the Catholic Church in a beautiful ceremony in the [...]
