Lex Naturalis, the successor to Vera Lex, is endeavoring to continue the excellent work of that venerable publication, but now also hopes to resuscitate the Natural Law Society to give the journal context and support -- and, most importantly, to help establish natural law theory as an important contemporary strand of philosophical ethics and as an ongoing source of positive law. We are hoping the Society will be a vibrant group that would like to meet periodically to share ideas and receive intelligent criticism and feedback. We also hope that the Society will serve as a forum for young scholars who are being trained in Aristotelian/Thomistic ethics but find it difficult to find outlets for discussion and that the Journal will do the same as an avenue for publication of these ideas and discussions.