26Feb

Dialogue…

February 26, 2016 Gil Bailie

“When you deny the opportunity for people to refer to an objective truth, dialogue is rendered impossible and violence, whether...

10Feb

Forgetting

February 10, 2016 Gil Bailie

“Every high civilization decays by forgetting obvious things.” – G. K. Chesterton

18Jan

January 18, 2016 Gil Bailie

From an essay by French Bishop Jean-Pierre Batut comes a message that applies to our own time. “‘Gentlemen, here one...

29Dec

December 29, 2015 Gil Bailie

A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 2 p.m. in Stanford Memorial Church for the renowned French...

09Dec

December 9, 2015 Gil Bailie

Muslims who are working to make the characterization of Islam as a religion of peace into a reality deserve our...

04Dec

December 4, 2015 Gil Bailie

Recipients of the annual Saint John Paul II Award for the New Evangelization are those who have demonstrated an exemplary...

03Dec

December 3, 2015 Gil Bailie

“To paraphrase H.L. Mencken, ‘When somebody says it’s not about Islam, it’s about Islam.’ Syed Farook did not go to...

01Dec

December 1, 2015 Gil Bailie

This is the photograph taken at our founding meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion at Stanford University in...

01Dec

December 1, 2015 Gil Bailie

“The naysayers can end up challenging the ones who say Yes and cause them to grow in number. They sense...

29Nov

November 29, 2015 Gil Bailie

Tell me your enemy, and I will tell you what you are. Tell me your hatred, and I will tell...