More New Doctors of the Church?
What I find most fascinating about the Doctors of the Church are the Saints who have not made the cut, at least not yet.
A Dead Pope’s Warning
The successor of St. Peter cannot sound as though he belongs exclusively to the Right or the Left. He must belong unmistakably to Christ.
The Death and Life of Capital Punishment
Precisely because human life is so cherished by God, because we are created in His image and likeness, capital punishment can be a well-deserved destiny.
He Just Wanted to Go Home—On Reading Homer’s The Odyssey
Odysseus’s desperate and unrelenting battle to return to his homeland mirrors mankind’s universal struggle to return, amidst distraction and misfortune, to our everlasting home.
Replacing the Cross with a Portrait of Xi
The CCP is mandating the removal of thousands of crosses, icons, and sacramentals from Catholic churches and replacing them with portraits of former Chairman Mao Zedong and those of President Xi Jinping.
A WWII Spy Novel That Reinvigorates the Genre for a New Audience
A new novel by a familiar author is not only a great story, but also clearly conservative and refreshingly anti-woke.
The Great Deception: How the West Was Lost, and How to Win It Back
The ramifications of a Council convened without “the one necessary thing” left the Church defenseless against the onslaught of Modernism, sprung from within.
Saint Leo the Wall Builder
It is a reassuring thought that Pope Leo XIV lives in a city that Catholics call home, which is protected by a wall built by a great pope and saint named Leo.
Hammers and Sickles Coming Soon to a Town Near You
We have sat idly by while the barbarians have rushed through the gates of Western Civilization. If we continue as such, we will soon be marching under a new flag of global tyranny.
The Church of the “New Gaze”
It is a false pastoral perspective that presumes the doctrinal teachings of the Church lack mercy or that the Church herself was not pastoral before the 1970’s.
Vance or Rubio? It Doesn’t Matter
The debate about whether J.D. Vance or Marco Rubio would be a better presidential candidate revolves around foreign policy and Israel, but ultimately it’s sound and fury signifying nothing.
Why Do Good Things Happen to Bad People?
When those we view as evil seem happy in our eyes, we usually mean they are wealthy and so without want, while failing to consider their wellbeing in light of eternity.
The Real Scandal Is Heaven, Not Hell
The doctrine of Hell is a well-known stumbling block for modern man, but what of the doctrine of Heaven, which promises the worst sinner the same eternal bliss as a faithful nun, with mere repentance?
“For All” or “For Many”? Clearing Up the Controversy
“For many” accurately reflects Jesus’ own words in the Gospels, and it acknowledges a profound theological truth: while Christ’s sacrifice is sufficient for all, it is efficient only for many.
Vaguely Pious Noises
I am compelled to express my exasperation with a disease that has infected almost every single church and parish that I have visited in recent years. It is pandemic and perhaps even lethal.
Fatherhood and July
As fatherhood has faded from the family, so too, faith and patriotism have disappeared from society. To restore all things in Christ and country alike, fatherhood must be restored.
How to Deconstruct Your Faith in a Few Simple Steps
Peter Enns’ newest book, “Curveball,” would have us turn scripture into a choose-your-own-adventure book.
Stories From the Silver Screen
If we are to meet each man where he is in order to draw him into the light, it seems we might have to start in the dark setting of moving pictures.
Why I Won’t See The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan inserted a Trojan Horse into his latest movie, making it a battleground in today’s cultural war against reality.