Elizabeth Scalia
Encyclopedia
Elizabeth Scalia is the Catholic Portal's Managing Editor at Patheos
, an online magazine that deals with religious topics. She also maintains a blog there, The Anchoress, formerly hosted at First Things
magazine—when it maintained a more extensive stable of in-house bloggers. Scalia is now a columnist at First Things. She is not related to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
.
, and appears to underscore the contemplative side of her nature. Scalia sometimes focuses on pro-life issues, but also endorsed Rudy Giuliani
as a U.S. presidential candidate in 2008
, despite his pro-choice positions; she was criticized for this by other pro-lifers.
The Anchoress blog focuses on politics, current events, New York Yankees
baseball
, pop culture, and Catholic issues. Scalia uses her own name for published articles (e.g., on Pajamas Media) and for public appearances, but is often known as The Anchoress among bloggers and in the online world.
The Anchoress was described by CBS News' Public Eye as "one of the blogosphere's most mysterious and interesting voices," when it invited her to contribute to its "Outside Voices" column as a guest. Scalia's posts range from discussions that are downright gritty or urban in nature (such as a lighthearted takeoff on The Vagina Monologues
), to the spiritual and esoteric (for instance, deeper meanings within the rosary).
, and has contributed to National Public Radio
as well as to Pajamas Media. In conjunction with Our Sunday Visitor, she wrote a special rosary for the unemployed, which is available in pamphlet form. Scalia has appeared extensively on In the Arena, "a current events and public affairs interview program" which is part of NET, "a faith-centered cable TV network".
Patheos
- History :Patheos was founded in 2008 by Leo and Cathie Brunnick, both web technology professionals and residents of Denver, Colorado. Leo, a non-practicing Catholic, and Cathie, a Lutheran-turned-Evangelical, started the project the week they were married as they tried to blend their...
, an online magazine that deals with religious topics. She also maintains a blog there, The Anchoress, formerly hosted at First Things
First Things
First Things is an ecumenical journal focused on creating a "religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society". The journal is inter-denominational and inter-religious, representing a broad intellectual tradition of Christian and Jewish critique of contemporary society...
magazine—when it maintained a more extensive stable of in-house bloggers. Scalia is now a columnist at First Things. She is not related to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Antonin Scalia
Antonin Gregory Scalia is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. As the longest-serving justice on the Court, Scalia is the Senior Associate Justice...
.
The Anchoress blog
The blog name and Internet handle "The Anchoress" is derived from the term AnchoriteAnchorite
Anchorite denotes someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic, and—circumstances permitting—Eucharist-focused life...
, and appears to underscore the contemplative side of her nature. Scalia sometimes focuses on pro-life issues, but also endorsed Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....
as a U.S. presidential candidate in 2008
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
, despite his pro-choice positions; she was criticized for this by other pro-lifers.
The Anchoress blog focuses on politics, current events, New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, pop culture, and Catholic issues. Scalia uses her own name for published articles (e.g., on Pajamas Media) and for public appearances, but is often known as The Anchoress among bloggers and in the online world.
The Anchoress was described by CBS News' Public Eye as "one of the blogosphere's most mysterious and interesting voices," when it invited her to contribute to its "Outside Voices" column as a guest. Scalia's posts range from discussions that are downright gritty or urban in nature (such as a lighthearted takeoff on The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off Broadway Westside Theatre after a limited run at AFRICA in 1996. Ensler originally starred in the production which was produced by David Stone, Nina Essman, Dan Markley, The Araca Group, Willa Shalit, Mike Skipper...
), to the spiritual and esoteric (for instance, deeper meanings within the rosary).
Other media venues
Scalia has also done a series of podcasts on the RosaryRosary
The rosary or "garland of roses" is a traditional Catholic devotion. The term denotes the prayer beads used to count the series of prayers that make up the rosary...
, and has contributed to National Public Radio
as well as to Pajamas Media. In conjunction with Our Sunday Visitor, she wrote a special rosary for the unemployed, which is available in pamphlet form. Scalia has appeared extensively on In the Arena, "a current events and public affairs interview program" which is part of NET, "a faith-centered cable TV network".