Rooted in Christ
Above all, St. Augustine wished to remain faithful to the grace of an encounter that had upended his life.
The Left Will Not Go Quietly
Even with a clean sweep of the White House, including both Houses of Congress and a Supreme Court firmly committed to the rule of law, will a Trump victory make any real difference in the end if the Democrats refuse to go along with the results?
Remembering the Dead
It remains one of the enduring consolations of my life that, joined as I am to Christ’s Body, the Church, I may at any time interact with the dead, with those cherished and faithful souls who have gone home before me to God.
The Dangers of a Trump Victory
The Left will be utterly unhinged if Trump wins the election, which could lead to a decidedly unpeaceful transfer of power.
St. Augustine’s Destiny
The first half of Augustine’s life was spent amid the remnants of a Greek and Roman world; the latter half was spent in the company of provincial Africans, to whom he would unravel the mysteries of a shared faith.
Solipsism and the Synod
The Synod on Synodality largely consists of men and women unable to look beyond their own noses but able to look down their noses at everyone else.
Love’s Conquest of the Cosmos
What moves the earth and the planets and all the stars above? The answer is Love.
The Enduring City of God
Why did St. Augustine write “The City of God”? Why should it continue to compel our attention today?
The Lessons of Louvain
Pope Francis was invited by the University of Louvain to celebrate its 600th anniversary, and a gaggle of feminist idealogues swarm all over him to demand an immediate “paradigm change” on all issues relating to women.
We Are All Exiles Now
If crisis bespeaks judgment, then we are no less under the judgment of God than our forerunners the Jews, who first breached the covenant with God.
The Impact of St. Augustine
The sheer impact of St. Augustine upon the life of the Church, of the emerging medieval world he had a hand in shaping, has never been equaled.
The Issue That Will Not Go Away
Kamala Harris, for all the word salads she throws together on issues like the border, crime, and inflation, is perfectly clear on the issue of abortion.
Transcending the World
St. Augustine, for all that he’s immersed in a disintegrating world, has at the same time quite succeeded in transcending it—thanks to the grace of a conversion that will literally lift him above circumstance.
The Choice Between Love of God and Love of Self
For St. Augustine, there are but two characters that matter above all in the human story: God and the Self.
Tim Walz’s Stolen Valor
It’s important to address Tim Walz’s stolen valor, which has greatly incensed veterans who, having been to war, actually know the difference between soldiers who put themselves at risk and others who merely lie about it.
The World of St. Augustine
St. Augustine had to face the threat that never goes away: the menace of heresy.
Seek His Face Evermore: St. Augustine and the Quest for God
Who among us is erudite enough to set about measuring the immensity of the achievement wrought by Augustine, whose depths clearly defy one’s best efforts to plumb?
Are We All Pelagians Now?
For many modern followers of Pelagius, getting into Heaven is nothing more than a self-help enterprise, the result of simply willing the good, bypassing the need for grace along the way.
Christ Our Hope
For all the turmoil of the times in which we live, our lives nevertheless remain secure because they are filled with the expectation that God has already gone to prepare a place for us.