The Second Silence of Adam: A Father’s Call to Defend Modesty
It’s easier for a father to stay silent. But we will be judged one day not just by our own sins but by what we permitted or ignored, especially in our homes.
A Catholic Lawyer Responds to the Bishops About Mass Immigration
Catholic Bishops too often exploit the emotional aspects of poverty and hunger in order to change the subject from the massive problems associated with mass immigration.
Whither the Fall?
The wisdom that opposes and conquers the world, turns to God and says, “take all my liberty, memory, understanding, and entire will…leaving only Thy love and grace.”
Defiling Consecrated Ground
The recent desecration of a German cathedral with a bizarre dance routine involving semi-naked men juggling plucked chickens was all part of a wider modern pattern of treating consecrated ground as just an empty entertainment space rather than a sacred space.
The Age of Fragility: Reclaiming Resilience in a Culture of Victimhood
The distorted image of God that many Christians have come to hold amounts to nothing more than a fuzzy “safe-space.”
Looking Backward in the Diocese of Charlotte
The persecution of tradition is not a new story, but the latest—and probably final—attacks from the Woodstock-era Bishops have a fresh tyrannical twist.
Leo XIV, Fulton Sheen, and the Catholic American Heartland
From Fulton Sheen to Robert Prevost (now Pope Leo XIV), American Catholicism is in its ascendancy.
Whatever Happened to the Holy Ghost?Â
In a frenzy to make themselves feel relevant, 60’s churchmen did violence to Church language, and with it our understanding. It may be time to revisit the prudence of them having “given up the Ghost.”
The Roman Canon Was Supposed to Go Away
Liturgical vandals of the 60’s and 70’s bemoan the resurgence of the Roman Canon (“Eucharistic Prayer I”) in the wake of their brutalist reckovation.
Probing the Depths of Evangelization
Public expression of the faith is ordered to the evangelical imperative to convert, not just this or that person, but all peoples.
He Who Wrestles With God in Public: Jordan Peterson Versus Himself
Peterson, who has notoriously stood aloof from formal religion, found out that mere psycho-spirituality couldn’t stand up to committed opposition to God.
Leonard Leo: Hero of the Faith and of the Republic
There are many hidden saints living amongst us who not only inspire the lives of those who know them, but have quietly confounded seemingly insurmountable evils in the world.
In Appreciation of Bishop Barron
I’ve been critical of Bishop Barron in the past, but he’s still one of our best bishops today.
Ideology and the Prospect of Christian Postmodernism
Pope Leo XIV may become known as the pope who wrested postmodernism from the stifling grip of today’s secular world.
Charlotte’s War on Reverence: A Priesthood Undone
Running the Church of the 60’s playbook nicknamed “The Spirit of Vatican II,” Bishop Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte is stamping out tradition with the “Spirit of Traditionis Custodes.”
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 TechnophiliaÂ
If “brain death” were death, the “bodyoids” proposed by MIT are the nightmare of the living-dead, come to life.