The Rings of Power’s Heel Turn
It seems that Amazon now recognizes The Rings of Power for what it is: a cynical, destructive, exploitative act of sheer creative envy.
A Nation of Technoserfs
Wrapped in the viral $20 burrito is the strange phenomenon of having more and more, while simultaneously having less and less.
The Tabernacle Debate Is Front and Center
The argument for the placement of the tabernacle off the side was based on the idea of a so-called “return to the sources,” because the Holy Spirit apparently got it wrong for over 1500 years.
Small Is Beautiful
There is only one country in Europe, aside from the Vatican, where abortion remains entirely illegal, and it is under pressure from the EU to reverse that heroic stand.
The Fall of Phoebe Gates and the Irresistible Fantasy of the Feminist Icon
With every advantage on her side, why would Phoebe Gates choose to create, of all inane things, an e-commerce company that leveraged a sketchy—and possibly illegal—technology practice?
When Tradition Inspires Fiction
Through the centuries the Catholic ethos inspired sinners and saints alike into great works of art and literature. After a significant hiatus, we can find it springing up around the world again.
Anatomy of a Crisis: From Sede Vacante to St. Thomas
The second in a three part series taking a deeper look at Sedevacantism: what are its origins?
The Boys Who Still Take Off Their Hats: Baseball and the Parish
Most people don’t think about what baseball and the Catholic parish have in common, but they share in the important work of passing down customs and traditions to the next generation.
Altar Servers and Servants of the Devil
After a long dry spell of serious Catholic literature, we may be seeing hints of a revival.
The Transhumanist Gospel of Living Death
Transhumanists mistakenly believe that merely cheating death would fill our God-sized angst.
The AI Priest of Orange County
When a progressive priest dissembles about an important Church teaching, he’s likely to do so in other areas as well.
Synodalism Marches On: Martyrs Need Not Apply
To be “written in blood,” meant (and still means) to make binding. God himself called the New Testament, written in His blood, an everlasting testament.
The Philosophy and Theology of He-Man, Then and Now
From Odysseus to He-Man, the hero’s story has always pointed to an underlying moral virtue that is their source of power. Have the remakings of these stories been faithful to their characters?
Erasing Lindsay Clancy’s Children by Sacralizing the Mother Who Killed Them
The internet, and especially TikTok, has been at the root of one social contagion after another. The Lindsay Clancy case, however, has resulted in the most depraved version yet.
Putting Humpty Back Together Again
Traditionally-minded young Catholics, who have never lived in a traditional or even a Catholic culture, must be mindful of mistaking a part for the whole.
Maura Healey: The Case for Excommunication
Maura Healey called herself a “proud Catholic” after signing the most barbaric abortion act into law. Will the bishops go beyond strongly-worded statements in response?
The Poor Are Holy, Indeed
What would make so many Popes and Saints see Christ in the face of the poor?
Anatomy of a Crisis: From Sede Vacante to St. Thomas
The first in a three part series taking a deeper look at Sedevacantism from the inside.
Infertility and the Blessedness of Hunger
In the grief of infertility, the Lord carried me to the holy ground of suffering.
Stories From the Silver Screen: The Jeweler’s Shop
The film “The Jeweler’s Shop,” based on the play written by Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, explores the meaning of marriage.