Defenders and Offenders of the Faith
In King Charles’s latest attempt to distance himself from Christianity, he seems to have abandoned the title “Defender of the Faith,” which British monarchs have claimed for themselves for the past 500 years.
The Theology of Finger Pointing: The Sophie Cunningham Moment
A twenty-two second point became a memeable moment because everyone intuitively recognized the virtue of standing up against injustice for the good of a friend.
Dear Mr. Jefferson: A Letter From the Smallest American
If all people are “created equal,” then it seems to entail that personhood is bestowed at the moment we are created, that is, the moment we are conceived.
The SSPX’s Foundational Error
While the SSPX (rightly) presents its dispute with the Vatican as one of doctrine, it ignores its own doctrinally problematic elephant in the room.
Life in Hillary’s Village
Extreme liberal/socialist politics that were once contained in major metropolitans have infiltrated most cities and towns across the US. If we don’t push back now, it will soon be too late.
A Story so Stunning It Would Be a Sin Not to Share It!
Flannery O’Connor proposes an answer to the why of our addictions, distractions, and need for noise.
Turn East, Young Man
Versus populum undermines and obscures what ad orientem communicates, something the late Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) well understood.
Mary in Islam: Setting the Facts Straight
The “Mary” of Islam is an erroneous picture of the real and true Virgin Mother of God.
Is the True Catholic Church Distinct From the Institutional Church?
Any distinction between an “institutional Church” and a “true Catholic Church” is an error with ancient heretical roots, most recently revived by figures like Archbishop Viganò.
Dead Fathers
Fatherhood has been under attack for decades, spoken of as a fungible role that a mother could play. The newest attacks are on the very meaning of “father,” coming from trans ideology and science.
Why Being Rather Than Nothingness? Part XV
Save for Christ alone, our very existence would itself be an unimaginably grim death blow.
The World Cup and America 250
What we have seen these past weeks is a veritable love fest between Europeans and Americans and a grand reopening of the European mind about almost all things America.
In Support of Catholic Superstition
The Catholic Faith is perfectly rational, but we are not capable of fitting the entirety of it into our heads. Many devotions called superstitious help incarnate the reality of Heaven in our daily lives.
Of Scapulars and Cassocks
Those of my generation who are trying to live a faithful life like that of our grandparents, take solace in the bold faith of our children, but worry about the failing faith of our parents.
Renewing Catholic Schools
Any authentic revival demands a firm episcopal commitment to ensure that every Catholic child receives a genuinely Catholic education.
Priests Among the Enveloping Chaos
At his ordination, a priest becomes a new creation, bearing supernatural powers that alone can tame the beasts of a godless age.
An Appreciation of Knock
Signs of faith are returning in Ireland at the site of Ireland’s famous Marian apparition at Knock.
Courage Is Painful
The Final Synodal Report Group 9 was not only shocking in its opposition to settled Church teaching, but for disparaging the Church’s apostolate that serves the same-sex attracted.
Does the Individual Situation Nullify the Objective Order?
The slow motion collapse of Western Civilization has been a Synodal process of turning exceptions into rules and calling it a “pastoral respect for human dignity.” But is it?