The Pro-Abortion Movement’s Propaganda Victims
Whatever her name or story, a 10-year-old girl has become an unfortunate pawn in a national pro-abortion propaganda war that is not so much interested in the truth as point scoring.
It’s Time for a Greater Reset
What Pope Pius XI called a “restructuring of the social order” as an application of Catholic social teaching offers a greater reset than anything imagined by proponents or opponents of The Great Reset gang.
Will You Spend Time with Him This Summer?
The positives of summer are plentiful. Many people point out, however, that the summer months are lacking in prayer and God. Personal prayer for many in the summer can be borderline non-existent.
Lord of the World in a Nutshell
Lord of the World foresees with astonishing prescience the rise of the cult of personality, long before the rise of Lenin, Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler
The Storm Is Over, Mommy
God’s providence shines through, even in the midst of sorrow, changing jobs, moving, and praying for a miracle.
An Audience for All Seasons: The Life of Sister Bernadette of the Cross
The life of Sister Bernadette of the Cross is a story worth reading and sharing with anyone who has suffered in today’s crushing culture.
Don’t Be Fooled By “Nice”
A person’s agreeable personality traits and a natural likeability do not equate to virtue and trustworthiness, but we tend to sideline reason when the “nice” makes us feel good.
Has Modern Media Created the Ultramontane Papacy?
The rise of the popular Catholic press was crucial to the development of ultramontane sentiment on a popular level in the nineteenth century, and its impact is still felt today.
Meet America’s Worst Catholic Senator
Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania lamented the vindication of his own father in his desire to defend the murder of unborn children.
The Dark Heritage of Cookie-Cutter Philosophy
Cookie-cutter philosophers will always cleverly label the wisdom of the ages as yesteryear’s worn-out fashion—as archaic ideas whose time has come and gone. They will attempt to free us from the very thing that gives us freedom.
The Spiritual Dangers of Sedevacantism
Those who deny that Francis is pope diametrically oppose the fundamentals of Catholicism and thus are on a spiritually dangerous path.
Scrooge and the Economics of Abortion
Far from the rallying cry of “safe, legal, and rare,” advocates for abortion today claim that abortion is a social good and a necessary condition to ensure women’s success.
The Parable of the Sower and the Dutch Government
The Dutch government is imposing extreme restrictions on farmers that could put 30% of them out of business. It’s difficult to say whether Dutch officials are profoundly stupid or downright evil.
How Our Lady of La Leche Cured Us of Infertility
The answering of our prayers—even the most extravagant, and even in a miraculous or semi-miraculous way—is not reserved only for the saints, as I have sometimes thought.
A Little Discrimination Can Go a Long Way
There are certainly lies and lifestyles that discerning Catholics should discriminate, insofar as they are unhealthy and not conducive to human happiness and fulfillment.
The Lies They Continue to Tell About Donald Trump
I knew instantly it was false when Cassidy Hutchinson told the January 6th committee that Trump tried to hijack the presidential SUV and, in the process, choked a Secret Service agent.
Roe Overturned: The Joy, the Sorrow, and What Else Needs to Be Overturned
Roe is not just a legal opinion, nor is it simply a political issue. Roe v. Wade is a philosophy. Roe is over, but the philosophy of Roe is still here. And it is the philosophy of Roe that also needs to be culturally overturned.
These Are Again the Times That Try Men’s Souls
Though we have achieved a victory, these are still the times that try men’s souls. The-end-justifies-the-means Left has been dealt a blow; but like Bilbo in the cave of Smaug this is just the awakening.
The Lost Symbolism of the Liturgy
The pope warns against aestheticism. Rightly so. Aestheticism is to a full experience of beauty as sentimentality is to profound and genuine feeling. But it is not aestheticism to long for beauty, as it is not sentimental to long for love.
Remembering Our Beloved Dead
Our nation was built upon countless and nameless patriots who sacrificed for the country they loved.