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.
Rip Down the Pride Flag
Twenty years ago few could have imagined that the last stronghold of truth, the Catholic Church, would have fallen to the LGBT lie of “Love is Love.”
Let the Seventies Die
There are many things the Church in the 60’s and 70’s smashed and painted over that are easy to identify, but it has been the less obvious shifts in language that did more damage.
An Often Forgotten Sacramental
The wedding rings of a bride and groom are always a centerpiece of the ceremony and seen as a symbol of the marital bond. But for Catholics, it is much more than that.
Cultivating the Soil
Any culture that would intentionally, or otherwise, stifle the maturation of a baptised soul is evil.
A Grieving Mother’s Call to Action: The Church Must Stand Up to Dehumanizing AI
For all the hype surrounding artificial intelligence, some aspects of it are already here that parents should be very concerned about.
The Coordinated Global Assault on Opus Dei
Critics of Opus Dei who would like for the new pope to end Opus Dei may find their best laid attacks avail to nothing.
Mission Abandoned: How the Coalition for Canceled Priests Failed Its Calling
The Coalition for Canceled Priests has become one of the most troubling examples of mission drift I’ve encountered in my years of analyzing nonprofit operations.
Tearing Down False Idols: The Unchanging Truth of Jesus
After a century of modernist heresies, a new wave of Christological attacks on the person of Christ have emerged – this time not by heretical theologians, but by a degenerate ideological mob.
The Limits of Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic Social Teaching is not itself fixed moral principles but instead the prudent application of those principles to the reality of the contemporary world.
The Church and the Resurgence of Nationalism, Part I
Nationalism is all the rage on the political Right these days, but the foundations of that nationalism are debated. What does the Church have to contribute in this debate?