Shabbat or Not Shabbat
In a raw Heritage Foundation all-staff showdown, a young Catholic dared question “recommended” Shabbat dinners. He then got doxxed, mocked, and buried under viral scorn.
The Dominican and the Jazzman
Sherwin wondered about the long-term effects of the fact that we no longer sing music in our lives, including during work, and now mostly listen.
Is Retiring to Florida Selfish?
One of the secrets of protecting your family and even projecting it through the ages is stability. Staying. Digging in. Building.
The Pope’s Breathless Fanboys
The intense focus on the dailly minutia of the Holy Father can veer into unhealthy voyeurism.
All of It Is Queer
“We are so back” is a current meme indicating how some part of “woke” culture has been pushed back, but even the most anti-woke conservatives stand defenseless against gay culture.
The Tour de France and the Interior Life
What can the Tour de France, one of the most physically challenging sporting events in the world, teach us about prayer and faith?
You Mistake Me for a Boomer When I Am a Jones
Blame is often placed on Boomers for all the guitar masses, horrible catechesis, and felt banners. But is that fair?
The Coordinated Global Assault on Opus Dei
Critics of Opus Dei who would like for the new pope to end Opus Dei may find their best laid attacks avail to nothing.
Leonard Leo: Hero of the Faith and of the Republic
There are many hidden saints living amongst us who not only inspire the lives of those who know them, but have quietly confounded seemingly insurmountable evils in the world.
Let the Forgetting Begin
Over the length of the Francis pontificate, those with even a slight whiff of concern were labeled “anti-Francis,” or having “attacked” Francis, or had even become heretics.
The Silly Season in Rome
The time between the passing of a pontiff and the election of a new one is a time when Rome may be at its worst, a time of whispers, goofy rumors, and even calumny.
Pay No Attention to the Conclave
We are not called to be Church watchers. We are not called to fuss at the rectory, the chancery, or the Vatican. Our proper “stance” is to face the world with the Church at our back.
How I Fought Grok and Won
Will AI give us more control over online narratives about ourselves and the world around us, or will they ultimately go the way of Wikipedia and Google?
Predatory Gambling Threatens University of Dallas
Gambling addiction is on the meteoric rise in America. How could it be otherwise? Casinos are everywhere—including, like porn, in the palm of your hand.
Bring Back Slut and Whore?
The key insight is that the conceit of the Oscar-winning “Anora” is that there is hope for a whore that one of her disgusting johns will marry her and take her away.
The Coming Trumpian Pope
As we pray for the Holy Father in his final agony, we wonder who the next pope will be and pray he will be a Trumpian pope, a bull in the china shop who will “make a mess.”
The Irascible Pianist
I call Michael Walsh an irascible pianist to point out that Walsh is both a sensitive artist and a cage-match fighter of ideas who cusses.
Gay as an Object of Mirth?
Being gay is tragic, but it is also comical, and a healthier perspective toward homosexuality sometimes is to laugh at it.
Ugly Buildings, Beautiful Priests
While our local diocese is full of horrible-looking churches, it is also full of faithful priests.