The Moral Message of La Salette
Our Lady appeared but once at La Salette but her message had a strong moral content, even if it might perhaps not register as such to moderns.
The First Thing About Work Is Getting Out of Bed
It is good for people to work together. It is good for people to get out of their beds, bedrooms, and houses to associate with different people for part of the day in order to do something, maybe even something creative.
Was John the Baptist “Welcoming”?
Since “welcoming” is a contemporary obsession of some ecclesiastics, and Vatican II instructed us to better ground our theology in Sacred Scripture, we can profit from examining John the Baptist’s approach to “welcoming.”
Eucharistic Thanksgiving
The word “Eucharist” itself literally means “thanksgiving.” So why does thanksgiving seem ever more removed from our celebration of the Eucharist?
Religion: Stuck in the Throats of the Elite
Our nation’s elites demand religion be pushed to the corners of society, given little voice and fewer rights.
To Catch a Killer
Enforcing the small laws can lead to a reduction of violations of the big laws, not on the basis of “broken windows” theory but a Catholic theology of sin.
Moral Theology and the Affirmative Action Decision
What can Catholic moral theology tell us about the rightness—or wrongness— of affirmative action?
Fidelity in Kigali?
The fourth Global Anglican Futures Conference adopted the “Kigali Commitment,” which was essentially an Anglican declaration of independence from the primacy of Canterbury.
The Dangers of the Other AI
Artificial insemination is in growing demand, due to increased fertility issues and inherently sterile same-sex relationships.
The Anti-Body “Harvesting” of Dead People’s Tattoos
The latest fad of “harvesting” the tattoos of dead people is another sign of our culture’s disrespect for the human body.
What Is a Mother?
Roe v. Wade taught Americans that the value and even acknowledgment of the fact of motherhood lies not in motherhood but in one’s attitude toward it.
ERA: Last Chance for Abortion-on-Demand
ERA proponents have always played a two-faced game regarding its connection to abortion.
Taking Archbishop Paglia at His Word
The Pontifical Academy for Life assured us that, though we had seen the naked text of Archbishop Paglia’s remarks on assisted suicide, he was attired in the finest and fullest of ecclesiastical garb.
What the Mass Teaches Us About a “Welcoming” Church
The Church welcomes us to change how we think about things. What I am hearing from Synodal “listening” sessions is not that message but, instead, how the Church needs to change how she thinks about things.
Hands Off Easter!
There’s a movement afoot to fix a common date for Easter by 2025. It’s a movement fraught with problems.
Like a Dish That Is Broken…
On Good Friday we are reminded of the value of our at times seemingly valueless lives.
What Does It Mean to Be a “Welcoming” Church?
Contra Cardinal McElroy, genuine ecclesial inclusion goes through the path of acknowledging and renouncing one’s sinfulness.
The Marriage/Parenthood Disconnect
While conceptually distinctive, Catholic theology has always recognized marriage and parenthood typically go in tandem and that openness to life is a prerequisite to entering a valid marriage.
“C’mon, Ring Those Bells!”
Church steeples point men’s attention beyond the horizontal, the level of their eyes, and church bells are acoustic reminders of transcendence. Today’s world needs more, not less, of those reminders.