The Gods of Gen-Z
Gen-Z, unlike millennials, is not aloof or dispassionate. We have chosen gods, albeit false ones. This can be an opening for introducing this generation to the true God.
Wendell Berry and Not Me
Several months ago, I finished the final draft of my new book, Not Just for Kings: Cultivating a 500-Year Vision for Your Family, parts of which have a definite Wendell Berry feel. I write about place and a strong sense of place here in Northern Fairfax County, Virginia. In Berry’s Hannah Coulter, the residents of … Read more
Even Saints are Products of their Times
Fulton Sheen was a great man and a faithful Catholic who is worthy of beatification. That doesn’t mean he was right about everything.
Ben Shelton’s Faith: Success and Failure as Gifts
While Ben Shelton, like every athlete, labors to win a crown, he ultimately sets his sights, and ours, on the greater incorruptible one.
Non-Practicing Whites and Non-Practicing Christians
If Christianity is an aspect of whiteness, and whiteness must be abolished, then so must Christianity, argue the religion’s critics—many of whom are white Christians themselves.
The Christian Nation We Aren’t Ready For
Christian civilization isn’t simply created out of thin air with the use of banners, slogans, mottos, or declarations.
The Boy Who Cried AI
A people who are constantly lied to by their leaders will lose the ability to distinguish truth from falsehoods.
The Fall of Catholic Colleges
Catholic colleges that have largely given up their Catholic identity are finding that they can’t compete with their secular counterparts.
An Enemy With a Memory: How the Land of Our Lady’s Victory May Usher In Our Nation’s Defeat
The governor of New Mexico is trying to use the “sovereign nation” status afforded to historical Indian tribes to push late-term abortion nationwide.
Christ-Centered Catholic Spirituality: Decline and Fall and the Second Franciscan Spring
A continuing look at the history of Catholic spirituality.
Stories From the Silver Screen: Babette’s Feast
The lavish feast at the center of the film “Babette’s Feast” is a picture of the Eucharist and God’s boundless, self-giving love.
It’s Not Good That Women Dominate the Job Market
Men falling behind economically has drastic consequences for marriage and dating.
Do You Want to Be Well?
Anxiety, sadness and other natural experiences that come with the difficulties of life are being reframed as a mental illness, that many would rather not be healed of.
Sydney Sweeney and the Fruit of Feminism
The case of Sydney Sweeney points to the lesser-of-two-evils culture that Catholics find themselves mired in.
Abortion vs. Reality
Abortion up to birth exposes the death cult that animates the pro-abortion movement.
The Miracle of Maddie, and Father Beard’s Last Act
Many Catholics learned of Fr. Mark Beard in the years just prior to his untimely death. Few, however, know about the life that was saved by this magnetically faith-filled priest.
Modern Fashion: No Dignity for the Pregnant Woman
It has always been understood that the beauty of a woman’s body is degraded by it being revealed to the general public. Could it be that the now-ubiquitous bare “baby bump” photos are doing the same?
Today’s Lapses in Logic Are Tearing Civilization Apart
The reasoning guiding Clancy’s supporters goes further than misplaced female solidarity. In truth, what this whole episode shows is the widespread failure of adults to apply basic logic.
On the Cannabis Question
A Massachusetts ballot measure on cannabis is really a referendum on the soul.
Dancing on Their Graves: Churches Are Meant to Be Churches, Not Nightclubs
Plans to turn St. Paul’s Cathedral into a temporary London “music space” are part of a wider pattern.