The Secret to Evangelizing the Nones
The falling away from Christianity by young people is often the result of them cultivating shallowness, superficiality, and solipsism as a philosophy of life.
Life Is Not a Problem to Be Solved
Life is a mystery to be lived and, not infrequently, endured, which is what makes it so profound and persisting a drama.
The Unlikely Conversion of Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Former New Atheist Ayaan Hirsi Ali has converted to Christianity, which is the cause for much rejoicing.
The Pull of Scrupulosity
Scrupulosity is common among young people today due to a disconnect between the ideal of sanctity and the reality of the life of virtue.
Hijacking Subsidiarity
Local communities need real local roots, not local franchises of global corporations.
Self-Hatred as a Barrier to One’s Calling
The temptation to define ourselves by our sins, and especially by our worst sins, is just that—a temptation.
Be Thankful for the American Politics We Have
Our American system of government has many flaws, but it’s the best government we have. And for that, we should be thankful.
The Pink Synod
Certain seminaries became pink palaces, where seminarians and priests commonly shrugged away their vows of chastity, treating such sins with a thoroughly modern wink and a nudge.
The Everlasting Revival
Movements of large-scale change and conversion cannot be manufactured; they must be caught and spread. Programs do not change people. People change other people.Â
Welcome to Muck Island
The sacking of Bishop Strickland brings to mind the sad plot of Brian Moore’s novella “Catholics”.
A Kneeling Theology
When theologians withhold their assent from all that the Church has consistently taught from the very beginning until now, they pretty much leave everything in ruins.
Still Concerned About the Eucharistic Revival: A Response to Tim Glemkowski
Dear Tim, Thanks so much for your response to my recent essay regarding Eucharistic Revival and the Eucharistic Congress. You were so openhanded in offering me the benefit of your erudition and experience that I’m moved to reciprocate. I’ve been a communicator as a teacher, preacher, author, and broadcaster for 33 years, and my experience will … Read more
Musk’s AI Invents New Work for Idle Hands to Do
The true problems of looming mass AI-facilitated unemployment may not be financial and practical but psychological and spiritual.
Spiritual Abuse in the Heart of the Church
In a new book, the superior general of the Carthusians faces up to abuses in the religious life and gives insights that have wide application to the entire abuse crisis.
Twilight in Tyler
Many of us heard the voice of a shepherd in Bishop Strickland and moved to Tyler, Texas in response. It’s a gut punch to lose him now.
The Most Insane Reaction to Strickland’s Ousting
Enemies of Bishop Strickland came out in force in the last week, trying to one-up each other in their ludicrous accusations against the good bishop.
Silence in the Face of the Homosexual Infestation of the Clergy
As long as active clergy homosexual activity persists, the Church will continue to fracture and split, where eventually it will all but collapse and disappear.
Who Is to Blame When Catholics Leave the Church?
Some Catholics seem to think that if we all pretend, really really hard, that everything is perfect in the Church, then it will never occur to anyone to leave.
Ruling vs. Leading the Church
In Pope Francis’s favorite book “The Lord of the World,” the fictional pope does not lead but rules the Church. Ecclesiastical power is centralized in his person. The Cardinal Legates are his supervisors of the local Church. Some might see a pattern here.
Unsung Heroes of Christendom
We need to recognize those lesser-known saints whose lives of heroic self-sacrifice have been forgotten, the heroes who helped build Christendom.