Elizabeth Scalia runs the Anchoress blog. She is a freelance writer and a columnist Insidecatholic.com.
Echoing Jesus' prediction about Peter, Pope Benedict went to places he did not want to go during his U.S. trip — all to lay the foundation of healing.
Critics will paint caricatures of the pope during his U.S. visit, just as they did after his election. But Benedict has shown himself to be far more complex than their simplistic analysis allows.
Depressing world news got you down? Don't forget: "Easter helps shine light on the small positives all around us."
Turning food into fuel may create more problems than it solves. If we are serious about global warming, here are a few modest steps we should take today -- while letting people eat their corn.
The Great Conservative Purge of the Impure is in full swing, writes The Anchoress. Too bad the purist "true conservatives" are blind to the many ironies of their action.
Still upset that Fred Thompson will not be resurrecting the Reagan era? Get over it, writes The Anchoress. There is no such thing as the perfect candidate, and placing purity ahead of pragmatism can only invite electoral disaster.
Mitt Romney's widely anticipated 'religion speech' should be taken as a sort of pre-emptive strike, writes The Anchoress, who thinks he ended falling perilously out of key.