What Has Santa Claus to Do With Christmas?
Christian feasts are helped—not hurt—by broader secular celebration.
US Coffee Circle of Bishops Meets in Baltimore
The Bishops seem relentlessly committed to everything but teaching and defending the Truth.
The Enduring Lesson of Jonestown
On the anniversary of the Jonestown massacre, we need to remember the real Jim Jones, socialist cult leader, charismatic preacher, and mass murderer.
Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Favors Banks, Devours Families
Stretching lifetime debt won’t revive the American Dream. It will bury it.
The Worst Sins in the World
Social media is the best tool in human history for unearthing everyone else’s sins.
France and the Faith: The Sacred Heart of the Matter
In the spirit of the French revolt against God, liberal Catholics join the secular outrage against the new docu-drama, “Sacré Coeur.”
An Inopportune Doctrinal Note
The doctrinal note seems of a piece with some of the rigmarole of “synodality” because it has a tone not of studied theological reasoning, but almost of political correctness.
Shabbat or Not Shabbat
In a raw Heritage Foundation all-staff showdown, a young Catholic dared question “recommended” Shabbat dinners. He then got doxxed, mocked, and buried under viral scorn.
Fathers and Sons: The Problem of Cancelled Priests
The vast majority of bishops see their priests as potential liabilities, lawsuits waiting to happen, and they treat their priests accordingly.
The Elimination of Work: An Affront to Man’s Dignity
Is a world without the necessity of human labor a better world for humans?
The Catholic Case for Steve Bannon’s America
Of the many divisive figures on the Right, Steve Bannon has consistently held a top spot. But might he be the most right on the Right?
Against the Machine?
Many prophets of doom expertly diagnose society’s ills, but do they offer a coherent vision for the future that looks any different than the catastrophes of the 20th century?
Holy Father, Help Us to Understand
Try as hard as you might to understand him, still Pope Leo leaves us befuddled.
The Protestant Rejoinder that Never Came
Protestants dismiss the “obscurity of Scripture” objection to sola scriptura, yet the myriad divisions in Protestantism stem directly from disagreements over scriptural interpretation.
Asking the Right Questions and the New “Boundaries” of Inquiry
The Tucker Carlson-Nick Fuentes Interview: Asking questions in a maelstrom of stifling fear and outrage.
Why Are the Left and the Woke Movement So Closely Aligned With Islam and the Pro-Palestinian Cause?
Catholics are not obliged to back every aspect of the Palestinian cause, which often fuses the Marxist Left with Islam in a strategic, anti-Christian pact.
A Last Word on Catholic Culture
Christopher Dawson’s legacy was to document as learnedly as he knew how both the natural and the necessary connection between religion and culture.
Mary Helped Jesus Save the World
Some of the greatest theologians going back to the earliest centuries of the Church spoke of Mary as God’s true assistant and partner in the economy of Redemption.
The Christian Character of George Washington
Young conservatives debate “Christian nationalism” while Catholic students still ask about Washington’s connection to Freemasonry at the founding of our nation. It’s time to unpack these myths.
Seminaries, Blood Oaths, and Manly Priests
How well are seminaries doing in forming the priests we need to reform the Church—one dominated by a lavender mafia?