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may we avoid the misery of headlines as much as possible and avail ourselves of the riches of the Western tradition, whose great authors and artists give glimpses of that Beauty, ever ancient, ever new.
A Win for Religious Freedom
The Supreme Court’s in Carson v. Makin, striking down Maine’s ban on tuition reimbursement for certain high school students continues the Court’s efforts to roll back false understandings of the First Amendment.
The Navel-Gazing of Synodal “Listening”
The Church’s divine mission is to give humanity a contemplative gaze into the Most Holy Trinity, not to embrace the secular causes du jour or sterile programs of self-realization.
How Having a Gay Father Showed Me the Lies of Progressive Catholicism
Over time I realized that the people who told me the truth and who defended the actual teachings of the Church were the people who cared about me. They were the ones who loved me and who wanted me to know of the plan God has for human sexuality.
Taking the Widow’s Mite
“I just buried my husband two days ago, please don’t make me lose my parish.”
Fly Those Flags Upside Down
“The flying of [BLM and Pride] flags in front of a Catholic school sends a mixed, confusing and scandalous message to the public about the Church’s stance on these important moral and social issues.”
Paleoconservatives and American Identity
Even those who reject Patrick Buchanan’s “paleoconservative” politics would do well to familiarize themselves with the paleoconservative perspective, as it will help them understand some of the forces at work in 2016 and since.
I Am a Restorationist
I have read too much, I have beheld too much, I have heard and sung too much. I am a restorationist. I am like someone who knows there are riches around a corner, and I want everyone to come and see. I can’t help it anymore.
Is the New Libertarian Party Now An Option for Catholics?
The Libertarian Party recently underwent a radical change in leadership; should this metamorphosis lead Catholics to revisit the question of whether the party is an option in future elections?
The Four Men in a Nutshell
Home, like Rome, is a “holy place,” and The Four Men is full of spiritual premonitions of “the character of enduring things” amid the decay of time.
The Cesarean Cross
C-sections are physically demanding and come with all the potential risks of major surgery. But as difficult as the physical stress can be, often the most difficult crosses to bear are emotional and psychological.
Fighting Catholic Gaslighting
Trying to make Catholics believe that any criticism of past fallible Church decisions demonstrates unfaithfulness is gaslighting and should be resisted.
The Forgotten Founder of Modern Catholicism
An obscure 19th century French Catholic priest was actually the forerunner for today’s Catholic liberalism. Looking back on his life can be instructive for the Church moving forward.
What a Real Catholic “Field Hospital” Is Like
As Catholics, the reawakening of the soul to the Good, True, and Beautiful is what one of our principal tasks should be. We come not as apologists of the zeitgeist seeking to affirm drifting souls in the city of man with the ethos of the city of man.
Should the Church Kiss Its Tax-Exemption Goodbye?
One of the Church’s blessings in this country has been its tax-exempt status. But is it also a curse?
Anti-Catholic Bigotry is Always Acceptable in America
Calls warning of a coming “theocracy” and “religious dystopia” are in truth veiled instances of anti-Catholic bigotry.
What Is a Woman? Exposes the Cult of Transgenderism
The new documentary from conservative provocateur Matt Walsh exposes the contradictions and illogic of the transgender movement.
The Apologetics of Abuse
America Magazine argues that no one should be banned from the Eucharist. No one? Really? What about the unbaptized? Are they free to receive? What about Satanists?
What the McElroy Appointment Says About the Church’s Commitment to Sex Abuse Victims
The recent promotion of Bishop McElroy from San Diego to the cardinalate has led a clergy sexual abuse victim to tell her story about how the Diocese of San Diego has done little to help her.
The Sovereignty of the Personal Conscience Is on Trial
The law seems, on one hand, to treat corporate entities as persons and on the other as some sort of lottery winner, with all sorts of tax benefits unavailable to real persons.