Great Unsung Composers of Christendom
Let us focus on some of the great composers from the history of Christendom who are not as well-known or widely lauded.
All of It Is Queer
“We are so back” is a current meme indicating how some part of “woke” culture has been pushed back, but even the most anti-woke conservatives stand defenseless against gay culture.
Premises Have Conclusions
To say that the Church’s social teaching is separate from her teachings regarding sex is to get each one of them wrong—and to fail to recognize the sociality of the truths themselves.
They Lied to You About Rerum Novarum
The foundational document of modern Catholic Social Teaching calls private property sacred and condemns instigating class envy in the poor.
Revolt of the Janitors: On the Detroit Massacre
This is not a gentlemanly dispute that can be resolved by gestures of charity and humility. The Church is divided between people who have long ceased to believe in anything resembling the Catholic Faith, and those who still adhere to it.
John Henry Newman First Tried to Disprove Catholicism; Now He’s Being Named a Doctor of the Church
In a dramatic twist of providence, the very work Newman undertook to defend Anglicanism ultimately led him to embrace the Catholic Church he had long opposed.
Religion and Politics in Public Life
Long before woke, the separation of church and state was the first virtue signal.
What If “Synodality” Means Nothing?
The weaponized ambiguity employed to invoke countless post-Vatican Council II abuses could be even more ferociously deployed in the “Church of Synodality.”
Christendom’s Last Gasp?: The Twilight of the House of Lords
England continues its departure from its Catholic roots with the latest move to dissolve all remaining hereditary peers.
My Advice to Catholic Young Men
Young men: it’s time to step up. Don’t make excuses, don’t be a victim, and don’t let our feminized and destructive culture shape your life.
The Church and the Resurgence of Nationalism, Part IV
Erasing national borders is a godless vision of unifying mankind without reference to God.
Ralph Martin and the Crisis of Clarity
Over decades, through his roles at Sacred Heart Major Seminary and Renewal Ministries, Martin has consistently sounded the alarm—not with panic but with sobriety.
Sadness and Loss at Sacred Heart Major Seminary
After 20+ years of service each, three professors are let go without so much as an informal warning.
Save Marriages to Save the Faith
The evidence shows that divorce is a huge threat to children’s faith.
In Defense of Mary, Maiden-Mother of God
The Church has always directed our attention to Mary because Christ chose His own humanity from hers.
Last Friday, there were none.
A recent wave of Planned Parenthood clinic closures may not be from a decline in abortions, but a move to self-managed home abortions.
The War on Souls: God, the Devil, and Ozzy Osbourne
Fans and critics alike misunderstood Ozzy, a complex figure. He symbolized defiance, a response to the generation of flower power, while indulging in the chaos and pleasures of the flesh and showing deep sensitivity at times.
Heroes From an Unsung Country
Uruguay’s secular culture shuns Catholicism, yet heroes like Saint Anna Maria Rubatto and convert Alberto Methol Ferré defy the “libertine atheist” tide.
Thank Heaven for Little Girls
The raw reaction of our hearts is a recognition that there is something special about little girls—something precious, quickly lost and unrepeatable.
The Tour de France and the Interior Life
What can the Tour de France, one of the most physically challenging sporting events in the world, teach us about prayer and faith?