Traditional Catholicism is not going anywhere, and the more pressure you apply, the more it shines, like a diamond, or better yet, like a sword beaten between hammer and anvil.
The danger of the celebrity priest extends far beyond the obvious danger to the priestly vocation, but in certain cases, a danger to the souls who attach themselves to him.
Leo XIII not only wrote about modern social and economic issues, but he also wrote massively against Liberalism, Freemasonry, and the errors of modern philosophy.
The 24-hour news cycle was initiated by CNN’s move to a “continuous coverage” format. Social media has added fuel to that sensationalist fire and it is destroying our peace.
The chain of blame which began at the fall of mankind ends at the mea culpa, and is replaced with the “ideo precor” – the beseeching of Mary, the angels, the all the saints.
Truly, adopting distance running as a habit, or even a way of life, has been one of the greatest decisions I have made. I am not just running for my life; I am running for my eternal life.
If we want to avoid the Church’s effective annihilation, we must return to Tradition, in everything from liturgy to catechesis to public morals and even modesty in dress.
Americans, if you think Canada needs to be “liberated,” I would urge you to liberate your own nation from the iniquity that is as prevalent within your borders as in any nation on earth.
As a Canadian, I hope that Trump’s threats will serve as a reminder to my countrymen that we must be a strong country, economically, culturally, and spiritually.
I want Trump to be crowned as king, and I don’t care who knows it. I don’t want him to be king because I think he is perfect; I want him to be crowned so we can stop pretending that he isn’t a king while he governs like one for four years.
It’s unlikely that the Donald is serious about making Canada a new state, but for the sake of it, let’s consider what that would mean and what it would take to make it a reality.
Christmas is a haunting season, both in the sense that it is hauntingly beautiful and a time of great expectation for something that breaks reality in two.
After his victory, Donald Trump is becoming a pop-culture phenomenon and support for him is becoming more public each day.
Sadly, I believe that Catholic apologetics and debate have been greatly degraded, at least in the popular culture, with the meteoric rise of social media influence.
I beg our Canadian bishops to follow in the tradition of saints like Jean de Brébeuf and defend the Church from spurious attacks by the State.
A society based on the Protestant Work Ethic, a society with no siestas, is an anti-human society that treats human beings like machines.
For some, the state of modern sports is enough to write off the whole enterprise of sports as a waste of time or a conciliation with decadent modern culture. But I believe this is shortsighted.
While noble, the pro-life movement has led many single-issue voters to fail to see the greater problem within the American political system.
Tradition, before it is a theology or a movement, is a mood and memory. It begins in the heart and imprints itself on your soul.
The rumors that the TLM will be all-but-eliminated will cause much confusion among its attendees. How should they proceed?