The Anti-Ecumenism of Pope Francis
Fiducia Supplicans causes the Coptic Orthodox to suspend their ecumenical dialogue with Rome, citing the declaration’s change to the Catholic Church’s position on homosexuality.
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
We are all experts when it comes to temptation, but sadly we are all failures at it as well.
What Is a Christian Nationalist Anyway?
Christian nationalists are simply trying to be a moral and religious people and ensure the success of the American experiment in so doing.
A Lenten Grail Quest
Ecclesiastical and political conditions make this Lenten season even more penitential, with no promise that anything shall be solved anytime soon.
A Catechism to Save Biden’s Soul
For any who may need a catechism refresher, Biden’s statements on the House floor would qualify as grave external violations of the First and Fifth Commandments. They contain irreverence, scandal, and moral cooperation in murder.
Don’t Just Pray and Work—Read
A forgotten part of the Benedictine life is what many modern Catholics are missing.
The Unsung Convert Who Converted Millions to Catholic Teaching
E.F. Schumacher succeeded in popularizing Catholic social teaching in a way that far exceeded the limited success of Hilaire Belloc and G.K. Chesterton to do the same thing fifty years earlier.
The Birds, the Temple, and the Pilgrims
As even birds desire to build their nests in the presence of God, how much more reason do we have to journey ever closer to God and His presence.
The Real Absence of Virtual Services
The Church does not think “virtual” participation is “real participation” in the way the Church understands it.
Does Jesus Have a Sense of Humor?
Jesus is fully God and fully man. He is like us in every way except sin. This includes having a sense of humor.
An Open Letter to Our Spiritual Fathers
Fathers, please preach boldly about sin and demand excellence in the spiritual life.
The Manosphere Doesn’t Solve the Masculinity Crisis
The crisis of masculinity is not that men have ceased to do strenuous things. Rather, the crisis is the fact that men have been told there is nothing worth doing strenuous things for.
Worshipping Gaia
As much as Francis of Assisi loved nature, he understood that our first responsibility is to God and not to nature. It’s not clear if his namesake pope feels the same.
Mercy and Truth in Fiducia Supplicans
The aspiration of Fiducia Supplicans is for the truth about marriage to be united with mercy toward sinners. Was it successful in achieving that goal?
The Reign of the Methuselahs
Why are so many men and women who clearly only have a few years left on this earth so obsessed with exercising power until their final moments?
The Gaze That Burns Twice
Why not use the time of Lent to help speed things along for those in purgatory who, while saved, are yet not fully ready to reach across the finish line where the final Epiphany awaits them?
Mother Cabrini’s Empire of Hope: The Movie
Cabrini is basically an action movie, a David and Goliath tale. You can’t help but cheer for the underdog who feels God’s call so intensely. It will capture young viewers with the risk and excitement of the Christian life.
Poverty: An Antidote To Technological Dystopia
If technological utopianism is a manifestation of self-worship, one can better appreciate the positive role played by poverty.
The Final Letter
St. Ignatius of Antioch’s Letter to Polycarp—the very last, and the shortest, of the seven written and sent since his arrest in Antioch—is not meant to tell him things he does not already know.
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.