Without Peer: Disqualifying Christians from Jury Duty
Devout Christians are no longer “peers” with most Americans, marking them as inadmissible candidates in many jury trials.
That He Confer It Himself: Why Catholic Bishops Should Confer Confirmation
The bishop provides a vital apostolic connection to the Sacrament of Confirmation because he serves as a successor to the Apostles – so why do some not even show up?
Here’s to the Patriarchy: Why the Catholic Church Gives Me the Freedom that the Summer of Love Never Did
After years of striving for the feminist dream, I appreciate the strong male presence of the clergy.
Till We Have Faces in a Nutshell
C.S. Lewis called Till We Have Faces “my best book” and “far and away the best I have written.” He said it was the “favourite of all my books.”
Universal Suffrage in an Age of Rigged Elections
It is insane to think that the average person would have the requisite knowledge to make a legitimately informed decision about the fate of a nation.
The Normalization of Sterility
Today is “World Vasectomy Day.” What do roaming vans offering fast, local sterilization tell us about how far our culture has fallen?
In Communion—But Not Happy—With Pope Francis
How can a Catholic be in communion with the pope if he doesn’t want anything to do with him?
The Fallacy of Centrism and the Heresy of Americanism
Christianity is the enemy of centrism, which has become the false god of democratic republics everywhere.
Abortion Is Our Red Wave
In this election there was one big red wave, the certainty of which has continued its all too predictable march through every precinct in the land, signaling yet another triumph at the polls for abortion.
The Forgotten Virtue of Patriotism
We are not called to flee the battle for our native land, our heritage, and our culture. We must not forget the virtue of patriotism.
The Rise of Bureaugamy: What It Means for Social Conservatives
For unmarried women, the modern administrative state has taken the place that husbands traditionally occupied as provider and protector in what some have referred to as “bureaugamy.”
The Best Congress Money Can Buy
The Democrats’ much-vaunted escaping of the Red Wave had much to do with pouring money into advertising. Why don’t we hear more about that?
Thank You, Fr. Sheehy
Thank you, Fr. Sheehy, for honoring your responsibility as a priest and reminding us that sin is an objective entity that has, sadly, been written into the infrastructure of our society.
Affirmative Action as Secular Pelagianism
A current Supreme Court case may overturn affirmative action – is this a good or bad thing?
Uncomfortable Lessons from the Martyrology
The Roman Martyrology is a vital, if uncomfortable, antidote to many modern poisonous misconceptions.
Election 2022: Night of the Walking Dead
Although Election night was not good news for the GOP, Democrats have proven themselves as the Party of the Walking Dead.
St. Martin of Tours: Cultural Imperialist?
According to the twenty-first century multiculturalist, St. Martin of Tours was a cultural imperialist for overthrowing the pagan idols of his time.
The Pope and Synod: Hangmen of the Great Commission
I will not follow this new synodal listening blueprint, and I will not oblige Pope Francis’ reproach of Catholic proselytization. I will listen to God. And I will hold fast to Christ’s words of the Great Commission.
The Small Choices Come First
U.S. bishops never seem to realize that abortion is the last, huge sin in a long line of smaller ones.
An Open Letter to Our Bishops
In times past, it was everywhere understood that care of the soul was the principal function of the bishop’s office. Alas, that is no longer true.