Back in 2017, before the covidious cloud descended like madness, the world might have seemed a saner and simpler place. It wasn’t. It was the same dark and dismal place it is today, a vale of tears and a land of exile, with only the same glimmers of lifegiving grace to lighten the load and … Read more
Just as the Catholic Faith has been reduced to little more than an intellectual philosophy of life for the clergy—all head and no heart—the same happened to the laity, who depend on them for their spirituality.
I want Trump to be crowned as king, and I don’t care who knows it. I don’t want him to be king because I think he is perfect; I want him to be crowned so we can stop pretending that he isn’t a king while he governs like one for four years.
The real division in political as in cultural and religious life is between those who accept that Christ is King over all nations and all men and those who do not.
The questions that AI raises about reality could end up justifying the claims of Christianity in the eyes of many.
As much as conservatives may enjoy common cause with prominent anti-woke secularists, we must remember the limits of making political alliances with those subscribing to worldviews antithetical to the Faith.
We all know that the music at the typical Catholic Mass is often cheesy and inappropriate. But what can we do about it?
Some well-meaning Catholics are prone to advocate unapproved additions to the Deposit of Faith in response to attacks on that Deposit.
How can we live in such a way that overcomes the fakeness of everything around us?
Mel Gibson possesses a fear of the Lord combined with a reverence and long-held respect for the old and authentic traditions of the Catholic Church, which doesn’t necessarily reflect in his behavior and daily living.
One wonders why it is so difficult for the Church to issue easily comprehensible documents.
What was it about the temptation to Manichaeism, the allure it offered a young man like Augustine, that proved so powerful, so seductive that it nearly did him in?
What Reagan chose for his hymn at his National Cathedral funeral ceremony is quite the opposite of Carter. It’s inspiring, even if somewhat of a mystery for the Protestant president.
Being gay is tragic, but it is also comical, and a healthier perspective toward homosexuality sometimes is to laugh at it.
We all desire for a renewal of the Catholic Faith and a steadfast practice of it by people in our communities, cities, country, and world. But are we ready for a renewal or revival?
The Secular Left continues to co-opt traditional ceremonies. First it was same-sex “weddings.” Now it’s “funerals” for those about to commit suicide.
In the spirit of “openness,” the Italian Bishops’ Conference recently approved, with the apparent blessing of the Roman authorities, new guidelines that stipulate that an applicant for the seminary cannot be rejected simply because he identifies as a homosexual.
Most of the religiously unaffiliated do believe in a higher power but have questions about their faith and don’t trust those in the churches, which could lead them into occult practices.
The Shroud of Turin has survived over the centuries to provide us with a weapon to defeat the lies of the Evil One in our day.
John Lennon’s “Imagine” is an anthem for relativism, and its implications would certainly contradict some of the Bible School lessons the ex-president imparted regularly for most of his adult life.