No First Confessions as the Solution to Clergy Sexual Abuse?
Invoking the sex abuse scandal as a reason to keep children from Confession is an argument that doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.
“Catholic” Joe Biden Is a Product of Church Apathy
Parishes that practice indifference produce Catholics like Joe Biden.
A Moment of Time Gave the Meaning
If the evidence exonerates Jesus of either lying or lunacy, then perhaps He really was the Logos of God. Yes, it really did happen!
Love and Dignity
I admit a certain ambivalence about organizing a document around “human dignity” because I am unsure we’ve adequately prepared the ground to support that discussion, especially with non-Catholic circles.
When Porn Stars and an Atheist Remind Us of the Grace of God
Signs of God’s active work in the world are all around us, but too many Christians are closing their eyes to them.
Who Are the Guardians of Tradition?
The third and final episode in the “Mass of the Ages” documentary trilogy traces the renewed interest in—and renewed attacks against—the traditional Latin Mass.
Dis-Organized Medicine
How would you respond if you felt the institutions leading your profession’s public pronouncements on existential issues contradicted your most deeply held values?
Can Catholics Oppose Traditionalism?
Employing “traditionalism” as a pejorative term while retaining a respect for tradition and even some traditionalists is at best confusing.
No Ordinary Woman
Mary is not the poster child for either the prosperity gospel or liberation theology; she is the one who declares that God “has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree.”
Four More Catholic Scientists You Might Not Know
The history of science is filled with faithful Catholics who sought to discover more and more about God’s creation.
Memories of Lockdown
We have to remember the days of Covid. Write down your memories. Remember the bad days and the good. And remember the lies they told us.
On Losing the War and Being Twice Blest for It
One needs more than a swashbuckling good story of brave men and the wives and mothers they left behind when they went off to fight and die. One needs a theology.
Biden the Apostate
Any honest observer recognizes that it was no accident that President Biden embraced “transgender day of visibility” even though it fell on the same day as Easter Sunday.
Can Pro-life Monarchs Veto Pro-Abortion Laws?
Many who are not familiar with monarchy believe a monarch can easily create or dispense laws. This is not the case for modern monarchies.
Is There Really Hope for Judas?
My fear is that just as the Devil used Judas to thwart the Savior, Judas is now being similarly used to revise the traditional doctrine of salvation, particularly in its teaching about divine mercy.
Hiring for Mission at Catholic Colleges and Universities
Quite simply, in order to have a faithful Catholic college or university, you need to have a faculty that honors and respects the teachings of the Church both in their teaching and in their behaviors.
‘Protect the Vulnerable’: Why Trump Must Win in 2024
Most major Catholic commentators on the border crisis have for decades played the part of Judas, offering impersonal and meaningless kisses to the image of God imprinted on every raped, massacred, and ignored victim of our unsecured border.
Love is Stronger than Death
The killing of police officer Jonathan Diller demonstrates the power of evil in this world. But there is something more powerful still.