Configuring All Things to Christ
Christianity is mere personal piety if it does not penetrate into every aspect of our public life—the culture at large—and we must insist on bringing it there.
Egypt Must Not Confiscate St. Catherine’s Monastery
St. Catherine’s Monastery has continuously fostered vocations at the foot of Mount Sinai since the sixth century. Its future, however, has come under siege from the Egyptian government.
Doing Politics Without God
The United States, founded upon freedom of religion, has turned rather into freedom from religion.
Vianney, Plump, and Meyer—Indiana’s Miracle Men
Knowing he could not simply keep doing what had been done, a young priest tried something different: an imitation of something old.
The New Romanticism: Hope and Caution for the Church Today
While most of us are alarmed by secular culture, aptly captured in Swift’s “New Romantics,” it might just be fertile soil for the perennial beauty that springs from the seeds of Catholic tradition.
The Mercy of Withholding the Eucharist
The Church has never and will never change her teaching on the unworthy reception of Holy Communion—she can’t. But our Bishops must change their 60’s-rooted praxis of allowing it to happen.
The Importance of a Veneer
The external trappings of Catholicism are vital for passing on the Faith, and should be encouraged even when the underlying doctrine isn’t fully proclaimed.
Dr. YoungHoon Kim: How the World’s Highest IQ Confirms the Harmony Between Science and Christian Doctrine
Advancements in science are pushing many to question a strict materialist view of human consciousness—including the man who has the highest IQ.
The Influencer Illusion: Reclaiming Relationship in a Culture of Curated Connection
Influencer culture has captured the hearts and minds of our youth—and if we are not watchful, it could capture their souls as well.
“ICE Raids” on Corpus Christi
The Feast of Corpus Christi, with its traditional public processions, is a call to all people to turn away from worldly cares and worship Christ as a mystical body.
The Church and the Resurgence of Nationalism, Part II
The Church’s turn toward the globalist vision can be explained by the “ancien régime,” nationalist revolutions, and world wars.
Under the Southern Cross
Weighting the blessings and consequences of immigration on a host nation and those who seek to enter it.
Ted Cruz and the Lunacy of Dispensationalism
Dispensationalist beliefs about Israel were re-popularized in low-church Protestant circles and are now held by many in our political class.
Is Regime Change Justifiable by Catholic Principles?
Nowhere does Catholic teaching on just war theory indicate that one nation can take military action to remove another nation’s government simply because that government isn’t “great” enough.
Time for Trump to Show Mark Levin and the War Party the Door
Many in the Middle-East foreign policy corps have been trying to co-opt MAGA into supporting war and regime change in Iran.
On Cardinal Burke and Hobbits
In a world and at a time when men have discarded the idea of intellectual truth, it is through the soul and in the imagination that they can, and must, be reached.
Catholic Parents: Free the Hearts of Your Daughters
Catholic parents, do your daughters know that it’s okay—even good and holy—to desire a life as wife and mother, even above (and even forgoing) all other earthly considerations?
Should Faithful Catholics Welcome Layoffs at National Catholic Reporter?
Pro-choice, same-sex marriage, and women’s ordination advocates may have to find another site to vent their anger at the Catholic Church now that the National Catholic Reporter has laid off some of their biggest allies.
Has Conservatism Outlived Its Usefulness?
While conservative influencers are fatigued with the “conservative” moniker and want to dissassociate with it, the better solution is to boldly restore its proper definition.
June of 2025: Sleepwalking to War?
While our leaders are walking us to the brink of war, our sole cosolation must be found in prayers for peace.
