Evangelizing the Post-Christian Culture
The Church’s strategy of evangelization has been to accommodate ourselves to the culture, reversing the words of St. Paul; we grow old and stale, conforming to the world.
The Brainwashing of the Catholic Mind
As the world continually demands blind and unquestioning acceptance of The Current Narrative, Catholics should be more critical and judge those Narratives by the standards of our Faith.
The Betrothed in a Nutshell
“The Betrothed” by Alessandro Manzoni is little known, but could be acclaimed as the greatest ever novel.
Pope Francis and the Scrapping of the Just War Doctrine
Pope Francis, in just a few words, tossed Catholic Just War Teaching into the doctrinal trash bin where it may be keeping company with Francis’ 2018 revision of the Catholic teaching on capital punishment.
Will the Consecration Work?
The history of the Faith is filled with astonishing reversals, so why can’t the Consecration of Russia have a miraculous impact?
Remembering the Forgotten Lessons of Iraq
As we appear to be running up to a new war, perhaps it would be useful to look at the run-up to the last one and the lies behind it.
Supply Chains, Food Shortages, and Being Self-Sufficient
One positive result of the Covid chaos has been a desire to return to our roots—to our communities where the food is tastier, the work is local, and the ability to preserve and reuse is more accessible.
The Fog of the New Cold War
This Cold War is different from the last. We do not have the same clarity of mind, as a certain fog has descended over the West.
Judge Jackson on the Stand
Is Ketanji Brown Jackson a pragmatist judge who will tack toward the center? Or is she actually a Trojan horse for leftist radicalism?
Internment Camps for Russians?
War hysteria has led to the cancellations of all Russians, whether they are involved in the country’s military operations or not. How far will the West’s anti-Russian feelings take them?
Lia Thomas’ Victory Is a Loss for Women—and for Him
The lunacy of a man competing in women’s sports as a “woman” reveals that liberalism is like the snake that swallows its own tail, full of contradictions that end in shackling absurdity if pursued long enough.
A Tale of Two Christian Universities
Franciscan University and Azusa Pacific University reveal two radically different models of Christian higher education.
Weekly Wrap-Up: March 12-18, 2022
The pope is consecrating Russia, a popular “conservative” commenter announces he and his “husband” are “having” two babies, and a man dominates in a woman’s sport.
Is Archbishop Viganò Looking East?
Archbishop Viganò’s latest declaration contains language that seems to suggest that he is looking toward Eastern Orthodoxy.
Giving You the Shirt Off Your Neighbor’s Back
Governments in general are very good at giving you the shirt off your neighbor’s back while causing the conditions that make you need the shirt in the first place.
Leftists Leaving the Left
A fresh raft of intellectual refugees are turning from the Left because the corrupted Left they knew has left them.
Hijackers of the Word
Too many Catholic biblical scholars live off the substance of a faith they no longer believe in, a faith every detail of which they despise.
Questions Surrounding the Consecration of Russia
The upcoming consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary raises many questions about Our Lady’s request and past consecrations.
Weaponized Catechisms
Recent updates to Canon Law make it likely that we’ll see new and updated catechisms being used to propagate errors in faith and morals—a kind of “viral vector” for doctrinal innovation.
Making Jesus in Our Own Image
The play “A.D. 16” is yet one more stupid, irreverent example of reducing Jesus to a flat, uninteresting manifestation of our own fleeting pet political and cultural fetishes; one with no ability to speak eternal truths.