The Cause and the Cure of Christmas Melancholy
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.
Donald Trump’s Election and the Shift Toward Sanity
After his victory, Donald Trump is becoming a pop-culture phenomenon and support for him is becoming more public each day.
The Crisis Facing Catholic Apologetics
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.
An Open Letter to the Bishops of Canada
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.
The Protestant Work Ethic vs. the Catholic Siesta
A society based on the Protestant Work Ethic, a society with no siestas, is an anti-human society that treats human beings like machines.
The Christian Approach to Sports
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.
How the Pro-Life Movement Has Been a Trojan Horse for a Greater Sin
While noble, the pro-life movement has led many single-issue voters to fail to see the greater problem within the American political system.
Mere Tradition
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.
Fair-Weather Traditionalism Is Over
The rumors that the TLM will be all-but-eliminated will cause much confusion among its attendees. How should they proceed?
Chestertonian Realism as the Cure for Modern Insanity
The Modernist denies fundamental truths of reality. To resist it we must embrace a Chestertonian realism.
The #1 Vocation Killer
The reason we still have a vocations crisis isn’t poor catechesis or smaller families. It’s something more insidious.
Why Would Candace Owens Convert to Catholicism?
By converting to Catholicism, Owens has demonstrated that her quest for truth was not merely a quest for fame or influence.
Good Friday “Antisemitism” and the Conversion of the Jews
There is no salvation outside the Church, and Christ is King and always will be. To hold fast to those truths is not antisemitic; it is, instead, orthodox Catholic belief.
Carlson and Cuomo: The Best Liberalism We Can Hope For
Tucker Carlson’s interview with Chris Cuomo was interesting in that it revealed the best of a broken Classical Liberal system.
Contraception Regret at Red Lobster
No amount of money or personal development in education or the business world is worth the pain that comes with the regret of closing yourself to new life.
The Never-Ending Debate Over Vatican II
After 60 years of debates and failures, we are still debating the ins and outs of the Second Vatican Council.
Hellfire is Realer Than Real
To believe the sophistry that belief in a fiery Hell or a monstrous demon is irrational or unfitting of a reasonable Christian is the height of demonic pride.
The Homo-Prosperity Gospel
I contend that the Prosperity Gospel and the Gospel of Same-Sex Blessings are of the same ilk and take their inspiration from the same source.
What Is a Couple?
The only way to make Fiducia Supplicans orthodoxish is to pretend that two words that mean the same thing when used in the same context do not mean the same thing when used in the same context.
I Believe in Santa
Believe it (or in him) or not, but Santa Claus was instrumental in my return to the sacraments.