Respect the Doctrine
While the “Doctrine of Discovery” can be rescinded, the call to evangelize and convert all nations cannot be.
In Praise of the (Former) Society of Jesus
The Jesuits used to be God’s Marines. They have become God’s embarrassment.
Where the Synodal Way Leads
Other churches that have adopted a “Synodal Way” have experienced a loss of membership, a loss of doctrine, and a loss of identity.
When Abuse Occurs in a Sacramental Context
What has not been widely addressed in the Church is whether abuse that takes place during the celebration of a sacrament is a sacrilege against that sacrament.
Why We Should Fight
I have vowed for the last 50 years that I would never again allow evil to take me without a fight.
The Man Who Was Thursday in a Nutshell
The Man Who Was Thursday shows us the paradoxical truth that it takes a big man to know how small he is.
When Saying “I’m Sorry” Is Never Enough
Leftists in Canada have been demanding apologies from the Church, even for things she didn’t do, and even though it won’t satisfy them anyway.
Conversion Is Not a Four-Letter Word
Tomorrow, July 30th, is the 100th anniversary of Chesterton’s reception into the Catholic Faith. Let us look to him for a deeper understanding of the importance of calling non-Catholics to conversion to the Church.
It’s Not for the Pope to Change
We may have a third, and perhaps most catastrophic, change coming to Catholic teaching under the pontificate of Francis.
CDC Leaders Continue to Mislead About Monkeypox
The fact that nearly all of the documented cases of monkeypox have emerged in the population of men who have sex with men seems to suggest that the disease has a behavioral component to it. But many just don’t want to acknowledge that.
Cardinal Gregory’s TLM Restrictions Illustrate Why Traditionis Custodes Must Be Reversed
A thriving parish in Washington DC is the latest victim of the pope’s motu proprio “Traditionis Custodes.”
I Was Just Appointed Pastor. Now What?
A newly-appointed pastor reflects on the responsibilities given to him.
A Case of Bizarre Ecclesiology
A recent decision out of the Diocese of Savannah reveals a fundamentally broken view of how the Church should operate.
When Anti-Fascism Is As Dangerous As Fascism
The term “anti-fascist” is of Soviet origin, and serves to mask the assumption that socialism is the only alternative to fascism.
The Priest in the Valley of Lazaruses
For two years a single American priest has worked seventeen-hour days to spiritually and mentally prepare teenage girls for what might await them in some of the most dangerous towns in the world.
The Metallization of Man
With the metallization of man, the previous two effects, the commoditization of man and the mechanization of man, are then joined by the growth of a view of man as being nothing more than a collection of parts rather than a person with innate value.
The Wages of Sin is Also Disease
Monkeypox is the latest evidence exposing our culture’s lie that homosexual behavior isn’t dangerous.
The Story of Salvation Is Restoration
One shouldn’t be shamed in being labeled a restorationist. God is a restorationist. All of us who are Catholic should be restorationists.
The Unattainability of Perfect Justice
Here we see the pathos, the sheer sadness that impinges at every turn upon the pursuit and practice of justice. There can be no end to the business of making things fair, definitively and purely so. Not in this life anyway.
Elon Musk, Flawed Defender of Big Families
Billionaire Elon Musk has come out as a proponent of big families, but his understanding of the role of children and their parents leaves a lot to be desired.