Today Roger Pielke Jr. published has another interesting post on climate change policy, this time on the European Parliaments recent decision to backtrack on supporting its emissions trading market. The Financial Times has a good appraisal of the situation here . In short, the article describes how the current economic situation of Europe has pushed climate […]
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Religion and the Euro
Here is an interesting article from the BBC on the religious fault lines along which the Euro and European crisis are being debated. Some of this has been mentioned here, here and here. Below an excerpt: Discussion among eurozone leaders about the future of their single currency has become an increasingly divisive affair. On the […]
“The Cross, the Book and the Plow”
These words are from Pope Paul VI in his Apostolic Letter “Pacis Nuntius” of 1964, where he proclaimed St. Benedict as the Patron of Europe. Among the great accomplishments of the monastic movement inspired by St. Benedict was an agricultural revolution moved by a deep spiritual renewal. Prayer and work went hand in hand, and human […]
Vatican’s Animal Blessings
CNA has a fun article on a special day at the Vatican where animals take center stage. The ceremony takes place every year on the Feast of St. Anthony the Abbot and was led this year by Cardinal Angelo Comastri, the Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica. “The tradition of blessing animals is linked to the […]
Habermas, Ratzinger and the Crisis of Europe – II
In the first part of the post on Habermas, Ratzinger and the Crisis of Europe we ended considering Ratzinger’s call for the recognition of Europe’s deeply religious roots, and Habermas’ ‘religious opening’. Recently there has been some talk of Habermas experimenting some form of conversion, one spanish article heading called “Saint Jurgen Habermas” and Peter […]