Opinion

A syringe with a droplet of liquid at the tip of the needle.

Medicalization and Death

“White coats can make acceptable what brown shirts can’t.” From lethal injections to Canada’s MAID regime, dressing death up as medicine sanitizes killing and explains away our fallen nature.

A young couple standing at the lit entrance of the Capitol Theatre at night, looking at the upcoming shows.

Dating, Cringe, and St. Thomas Aquinas

Catholic marriages have collapsed since 1975, and one overlooked obstacle keeps young Catholics from even dating: cringe. With St. Thomas Aquinas as our guide, Catholic young adult culture can become more beautiful, more friendship-centered, and more natural.

An older couple walking together along a quiet country road.

I Earned It, I Don’t Owe You Anything

Earning something may give us a right to possess it, but not freedom from responsibility for its use. Has personal comfort replaced our Christian responsibility to future generations?

Historic chained library at Hereford Cathedral

Truth and Triumphalism

We need to defend a Catholic sense of “triumphalism.” Since truth and the triumph of Christ are inseparable, politeness must not mute the Faith.

Crown of thorns lit by a single beam of light

Truth Is Not a What, but a Who

When Pilate asked “What is truth?” he did not stay for an answer. Yet the answer was standing before him, and its silence spoke more eloquently than any argument.

The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica rising against a blue sky, seen from the Vatican Gardens.

The Church Bends But Doesn’t Break

In almost 35 years as a Catholic, I’ve seen the Church bend quite a bit through scandal, corruption, and confusion. But it hasn’t broken, and it won’t, because the Lord has promised to protect it.

Fr. James Martin, S.J., in clerical collar, speaking at an ambo with a microphone.

The Slippery Tales of Fr. James Martin S.J.

Fr. James Martin wants you to believe homosexuals hear relentless condemnation from the pulpit. His stories are what Mark Twain would call “stretchers” and I would call, well, lies.

March for Life banner carried by marchers in Washington, DC

The Future of the Pro-Life Movement

Roe v. Wade has fallen, but abortions are rising and Catholic apathy is suffocating the pro-life movement. It’s time for the faithful to pray, give, teach, and show up to witness for life.

Painted wooden crucifix lit by warm candlelight in a church, seen from below.

Death by Crucifix

Moments after preaching that death comes for us all, an Ecuadorian priest was killed at the altar by a falling crucifix. The shocking tragedy invites us to contemplate the awful weight of the Cross and the swiftness of death.

Arts Quad at Cornell University

Poison Ivies and the Pope

The alleged Cornell gang rape exposes a debauched youth culture the American Church has largely failed to confront. The Church must rebuild America’s moral demography—starting in each human heart.

Iconostasis inside an Orthodox church in Bucharest

The New Iconoclasm

A new iconoclasm denies not Christ’s image in paint, but God’s image in our own human nature.

Empty gym with rows of cardio machines

The Roots of Modern Female Immodesty

Men have been shut out of the modesty conversation for decades, even in Catholic circles. Nothing will change until they lead the fight against immodesty with courage, prudence, and compassion for the wounds underneath it.

A young boy writing at a desk

Students Need Struggle

Struggle is a natural part of growing up, yet today’s schools and parents too often shield children from it. Students need to learn how to struggle virtuously.

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