Make America Beautiful Again
America can only be made great again if it first seeks to make its citizens virtuous again.
The Return of the Ring
With the re-release of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies, it’s a good time to revisit the Christian themes that pervaded J.R.R. Tolkien’s writing.
Caesar or Christ: Who Can Save Europe?
In the dire civilization-ending circumstances we are in, it’s tempting to grasp onto anything or anyone that would promise a way out, but Catholics should remember: Christ is the only way.
Festive Fireside Reading for Christmas
Christmas, for Christians, is primarily about our only true home, which is to be found in Heaven, the gates of which were opened by the coming of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Is the Culture of Death Committing Suicide?
“The future belongs to those who show up,” goes the saying, and Europe is not on track to be there.
Right and Wrong Versus Right and Left
Should the ideas of the political “Right” and “Left” be put at the center of our beliefs?
France and the Faith: The Sacred Heart of the Matter
In the spirit of the French revolt against God, liberal Catholics join the secular outrage against the new docu-drama, “Sacré Coeur.”
The Song That Never Ends
As we celebrate All Saints and All Souls, it is a good time to remember that these Feast days specifically call to mind all the forgotten Saints and holy souls.
Women Warriors for Life
In the deadliest century of human history, these women heroically stood for life.
A Dissident Damsel Who Defied the Red Dragon
A martyr of Communist Russia, Mother Catherine of Siena, founded a convent of Third Order Dominicans before being sentenced to more than a decade of solitary confinement.
An Unhailed Holy Queen
What do we know of Catherine of Aragon, the first to suffer the pains of the so-called Reformation?
Four Forgotten Heroes of True England
Starting just 30 years after the Crucifixion, Catholic England produced remarkable figures, including lesser-known luminaries like Bishop Robert Grosseteste, who pioneered the scientific method.
English Poet, Catholic Exile
Poetry, often called the thinking man’s meme, has faded from popular culture. Still, Catholics could greatly benefit from exploring the works of poets who lived heroic, faith-filled lives.
Great Unsung Composers of Christendom
Let us focus on some of the great composers from the history of Christendom who are not as well-known or widely lauded.
Heroes From an Unsung Country
Uruguay’s secular culture shuns Catholicism, yet heroes like Saint Anna Maria Rubatto and convert Alberto Methol Ferré defy the “libertine atheist” tide.
Four More Australian Heroes of the Faith
A look at four more unsung heroes from the Australian continent, including the great Frank Sheed!
Under the Southern Cross
Weighting the blessings and consequences of immigration on a host nation and those who seek to enter it.
Unsung Heroes of Harvard
Amidst the battered “Veritas” of Harvard, there are a few still heroically walking in the footsteps of their Catholic predecessors.
A Prophet in Shining Armor
To the ears of the Western mind saturated with modernism, anything that might seem to oppose the absolute “rights of man” is utterly foreign, even to good Catholics.
Singers Silenced by War
The 20th Century is marked by the loss of voices cut short in mid-song by war.