Theo Von vs. Laura Loomer for the Soul of the MAGA Movement
Popular influencers Theo Von and Laura Loomer represent the clear choice for the future emerging within the MAGA Republican party.
America at a Crossroads: Balancing Faith, Reason, and Artificial Intelligence
Will Catholics have a say on how AI is shaped and in turn shapes the Catholic Church and the lives of the faithful?
Jaws at 50: We’re Still Going to Need a Bigger Boat
What does an iconic 70’s film have to say to us about Christianity and culture today?
Haunted by Papal Ghosts
While it is understandable and even laudable to be excited about the recent election of a new pope, those feelings should not be based on who we think he will be or not be.
Bodyoids: Frankenstein Slaves Meet Cartesian Technophilia
If “brain death” were death, the “bodyoids” proposed by MIT are the nightmare of the living-dead, come to life.
A Prophet in Shining Armor
To the ears of the Western mind saturated with modernism, anything that might seem to oppose the absolute “rights of man” is utterly foreign, even to good Catholics.
The Disturbing Celebrity Priest Phenomenon
The danger of the celebrity priest extends far beyond the obvious danger to the priestly vocation, but in certain cases, a danger to the souls who attach themselves to him.
The Burning of Nottoway and the New Pope: American Identity and the Future of Catholicism
The secularizing Protestant institutions that kept Catholics in the background of American life since its founding are being razed. It is time for Catholics to gather the lost sheep.
Liturgical Stooges
The project of “modernizing” ancient hymns turned into a search for rhyming words, at the cost of original meaning.
Does God Speak?
How do Catholics justify their assertion that God came into the world and spoke to mankind about Himself?
Jesus Called People Morons: The Sacred Insult That Could Save a Civilization
Christ looks the most religious men of His day in the eye and calls them morons. He does this not to demean but to awaken; not to shame but to judge rightly—and to invite us to do the same.
No Way Home
To be a “Cultural Catholic,” is to empty the Gospel of its transforming power; it is living a lukewarm life.
Should Vance Have Kissed the Ring?
When a Catholic Vice President meets the pope, which protocols should take precedence: the Catholic or the American?
The Eastern Contribution to the Universal Church
There is swelling expectation for the reunification of the Orthodox back into the Catholic Church, as Pope Leo XIV begins his Pontificate with a message of unity pointed at the Eastern churches.
Gen Z Finds Meaning in Traditional Religion
The youth are looking for an alternative to the world presented to them by our godless society. The Catholic Church can’t just offer to them more of the world.
From Barstool to Beatific Vision: Longing for a Place Where We Are All Known
George Wendt, who played the fictional character “Norm” in the long running sitcom “Cheers” has died. The show and his character reflected a basic human need to know and be known.
Sacramentalizing the world
We are called to be as Christ, scouring the streets and byways in search of the lost sheep.
Follow Pope Leo’s Lead: Defend the Christian Presence in the Holy Land
In a heartfelt address to the Oriental Churches, Pope Leo called for peace in the Middle East and especially support for the disappearing native Christian population in the region.
Let the Forgetting Begin
Over the length of the Francis pontificate, those with even a slight whiff of concern were labeled “anti-Francis,” or having “attacked” Francis, or had even become heretics.
Joe Biden’s Diagnosis: A Call to Prayer and a Reckoning With Eternal Truth
With Judgement imminent, we pray for a sign of repentance as Biden stares into the reflecting surface of eternity.