Not Even AI Can Save Us Now
Inevitably, in the face of dire statistics about the Church, someone will try to rally us, explaining that if we just start synodaling more earnestly, then all will be well.
Parishes Preparing Their People for…What Exactly?
The typical Catholic parish today asks almost nothing from its parishioners, and provides very little in return.
Why Do (Mass-going) Catholics Resent God?
Many congregants arrive late, are dressed inappropriately, do not sing the hymns, become lifeless during the homily, receive Holy Communion indifferently, and then scramble to the exits at the first opportunity.
Still Concerned About the Eucharistic Revival: A Response to Tim Glemkowski
Dear Tim, Thanks so much for your response to my recent essay regarding Eucharistic Revival and the Eucharistic Congress. You were so openhanded in offering me the benefit of your erudition and experience that I’m moved to reciprocate. I’ve been a communicator as a teacher, preacher, author, and broadcaster for 33 years, and my experience will … Read more
Preaching in a Time of Misdirecting Shepherds
Too many shepherds try to tempt us to accept the false teachings of our culture. How do we live when even our shepherds want to lead us astray?
A Brief History of Our Annihilation
I don’t like where we are headed. We’re running out of goods to reject or destroy. We’re almost at the point of no return.
The Guns of August—Then and Now
It seems to me that the similarities between August 1914 and August 2022 are all disturbing: venal and clumsy politicians, states clashing as they rise and fall, an overconfidence in human wisdom and an underestimation of human vulnerability.