Frankenstein in a Nutshell
Mary Shelley seems to have learned the hard way that iconoclastic “freedoms” do not make men into gods, or women into goddesses, but that they turn men into monsters and women into their victims.
McMansions With Nobody in Them
Bigger and newer housing means higher purchase costs and property taxes, which encumber a greater proportion of a family’s income for basic needs, squeezing out lower income families.
The Totalitarian Covid Narrative Was Founded on “Tolerance”
We have become so accustomed to lies on top of lies as the foundation of our social framework that we were not equipped to stand up for the truth.
Are You Responsible for the Errors of Russia?
The great Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky believed that we are individually responsible for the sins of everyone in the world—and it is a mindboggling and soul-shaking meditation that is ripe material for Lent.
A Church Without a Chest
“Men without chests” are those who lack any sense of the sublime, the beautiful, the homely, or the slovenly, the ugly, and the perverse. What is a Church without a chest?
Dispatch from the Convoy
Even though the media is ignoring it, the People’s Convoy is growing in strength.
The Case for a Strong Western Response to Russia
The West’s tepid response to the unprovoked and wholly unjustified Russian invasion of Ukraine will likely make larger-scale military conflict—even nuclear conflict—more likely.
Letting Go, Letting God
In striving for sanctity, the ancients had an advantage over us. They had something that many of us appear to have lost: they actually believed in an objective order.
Reality, Idealism, and Ukraine
The stakes for Ukrainians and Russians in this are existential; for Americans sitting behind computers, they are a luxury item to be indulged in, to signal one’s “virtue” by condemning the villain and praising the plucky underdog.
Matthew Perna, Political Prisoner, Hangs Himself
The treatment of one of the January 6th protesters gives us every reason to be afraid of our own government.
Weekly Wrap-Up: February 26-March 4, 2022
The Russia/Ukraine War continues, President Biden gives his State of the Union, a debate about the Consecration of Russia, and Lent has begun! We’ll cover that and more on today’s Crisis Weekly Wrap-Up.
The Curious Case of Russia’s Consecration
Many are urging the pope to consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart. Aside from whether this has already occurred or not, there is the problem that there is no set way to “consecrate” a country.
Listening but Not Demanding
The Church is conducting “listening sessions” for the laity, when she should be demanding much for the great adventure of the Cross.
Keep Your Eyes on Poland
The Russia/Ukrainian conflict threatens to spill over into neighboring countries. If it moves to Poland, we would do well to listen to Sr. Faustina’s warnings.
The Widow on the Porch
Has the Bride of Christ become like an old widow, who, caught within her inertness and fixed habits, periodically looks out into the flock—and rails against it?
The Sad Tale of Spiritual Father vs. Spiritual Son
The treatment of Fr. Eduard Perrone by his bishop reveals a case of broken spiritual fatherhood.
Is Taiwan Next?
One world leader closely watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine and, perhaps more importantly, the West’s response to that invasion is Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Ambivalent About Babylon
The West’s moral darkness has advanced under the cover of the very slogans now tossed about by those courting Armageddon abroad. Freedom! Democracy! Freedom—to do what? Democracy—to achieve what?
One Small Word, So Many Souls
Those outside the Catholic Church simply scratch their heads in bemusement and dismay at the effect one word can have on a sacrament, yet they will be up in arms if someone gets a pronoun wrong.
Who Knows More About the State of Our Union?
Who recognizes better the state of collapse of our American union today? Joe Biden or Vladimir Putin?