Reflections of a Catholic School Teacher: Putting First Things First
Our Catholic schools need to be more Catholic, but it can be difficult to determine exactly what “being more Catholic” should entail.
Don’t Talk to Your Children
It’s hard to be a kid these days. Your blue-haired teachers appear on Libs of Tik-Tok videos bragging about selling you into sex slavery, and people go “Ho-hum. How cute. Don’t judge.” If you’re a girl, the federal government and institutions like Boston Children’s Hospital will promote “gender affirming hysterectomies.” And, of course, also on … Read more
Real Marriages Are Founded on God, Not Government
The recently-approved government definition of marriage is meaningless and built on a house of cards.
Out of the Silent Planet: A Guidebook Against the “New Normal”
The relevance of C.S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy has grown more, not less, as the twenty-first century ushers in the “New Normal” and the “Great Reset.”
Yes, Liz Cheney, Truth Does Matter
Liz Cheney famously said, “the truth matters.” The truth does matter, and Cheney’s rejection by the people of Wyoming is a clear demonstration that her repurposing of truth to gain political advantage will not be tolerated.
The Burial of a Young Mother
The death of a young mother revealed the deep impact founding a family can have.
Is Sexual Activity Among Young Catholic Singles Declining?
Sexual activity among Catholic young people has declined but only partially and not to a degree that should give us much comfort.
Why the Ordinariates?
Why did Pope Benedict XVI consider Anglican traditions “a precious gift” and a “treasure to be shared,” considering the Anglican church’s bloody history of schism from Rome?
Inviting Us to Participate in Sin
The synodal process appears to be an attempt to make everyone complicit in the guilt of our leaders.
We’re Ignoring a Root Cause of Our Problems
The single greatest contributor to our social pathologies such as addiction, mental illness, suicide, and violent crime is the breakdown of marriage and the family.
Vatican Bureaucrats Aim to End Heroic Vietnam War Chaplain Canonization
In an especially shameful statement of cowardice, a Vatican consultant wrote: “With ongoing military actions in the world today, raising someone from the military for veneration may not be appropriate for our Church.”
On Loving the Infinite
One should open the mind only in order to close it on something solid. Reality is never the result of my mind thinking it but rather my receiving it.
Post-Dobbs Vasectomies on the Rise
The new limitations on abortion access has moved Democrats to put the pressure back on men to get permanently sterilized.
From Fad to Lifestyle: The Practice of Fasting
If you have not seen a friend or family member for the better part of a decade, the assumption is that, when you do meet, you’ll notice that you’ve both added a pound (or five) for every year of absence. If you did not gain weight in the interim, blunt relatives demand, “How do you … Read more
The Ball and the Cross in a Nutshell
The overarching spirit of “The Ball and the Cross” can be encapsulated in a comment that Chesterton made of his relationship with his brother: we were always arguing, but we never quarreled.
Archbishop Viganò Was Right About Donald Trump
Whatever one may think about Donald Trump, it is clear that he is a fly in the globalist ointment, as Archbishop Viganò has been saying for years.
Is Christian Nationalism An Existential Threat to the Republic?
“Christian Nationalism” is a term with no settled definition, yet something that people in the know want you to know is bad—no, dangerous.
From Racism to Catholicism – One Man’s Journey
Joseph Pearce recounts how he went from being a leader in a white supremacist organization to a committed Catholic.
Don’t Wait for the Teachers
As we approach another school year, I’d argue we as parents need to do much more to educate our children. To put it bluntly, we shouldn’t wait for others, no matter how professional, to intellectually form our kids.
The Bizarre Conspiracy Theory That Might Be Driving Russia
One possibility behind recent Russian actions is a conspiracy theory so bizarre that few people outside Russia give it serious consideration. But nearly a third of the Russian population of the country reportedly gives it credence.