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 Modernist denies fundamental truths of reality. To resist it we must embrace a Chestertonian realism.
Over the past twenty years, Juventutem groups dedicated to the the sanctification of young people through the Roman traditions of the Church have sprung up on every continent.
Many congregants arrive late, are dressed inappropriately, do not sing the hymns, become lifeless during the homily, receive Holy Communion indifferently, and then scramble to the exits at the first opportunity.
In an election year, can an over-focus upon the all-encompassing reach of modern politics pose a danger to a voter’s soul? C.S. Lewis’ Senior Devil Screwtape knew the answer to that one.
Perhaps surprisingly, the new DDF norms for evaluating apparitions and other supernatural phenomena are reasonable and helpful.
The dangers of modern technology demands that parents engage in real, rather than deepfake, parenting.
The Catholics I know cling not to the past but to Christ, the truth of whose life and message may most reliably be found in those very “dogmatic boxes” we’re now expected to climb out of.
The papal tinkering of the liturgy, begun by Pope Pius X, has had unfortunate consequences not foreseen by any 20th century pope.
If you’re sick of the bullying thugs of cancel culture, then stand with Harrison Butker. Now they’re coming for Butker. Next, they’ll come for you.
Why is Our Savior so frightful about those seeking “signs and wonders”’? For these are the demands of those men who seek the compensations of this world rather than the rewards of the next.
It needed to be said: Our careers are not our vocations.
In our quest for the truly unsung heroes of Scotland, we must look beyond those flowers which are in full, admirable bloom to those fading flowers which have been neglected.
The lazy lies of the Catholic Left need to be called out, as they were recently by Bishop Robert Barron.
Materialists want to reduce our minds and our very selves to our brains. But we are much more than that.
Like Graham Greene’s fugitive priest stumbling from place to place through the night to calm the frightened in the faith-starved homes of Tabasco, Bishop Strickland now moves on the peripheries.
The Met Gala’s display of modern “beauty” raises questions about what it means to be beautiful.
The Church would do well to revisit one of the most important and prophetic encyclicals of modern times.
Intelligent Design proponents such as Stephen C. Meyer have been able to enter into a wider cultural conversation about our purpose and the meaning of life.
The phrase “two-in-one-flesh” should not be understood as giving marital intimacy a poetic touch. It is far more literal than that.
Which conspiracy theories can we trust when it comes to the Church? Which ones are plausible and which ones are not?
With so much happening in the Church right now, we are hard at work drawing out the battle plans so we can keep the faithful informed—but we need to know who we have on our side. Do you stand with Crisis Magazine?