The Catholic Response to Neuralink
We are not simply minds that happen to have bodies; we are integrated beings. Technologies like Neuralink, which aim to fuse the human brain with AI, could radically alter this conception of the human person.
The Unserious “House of Luce”
I expect heresy and moral scandal to blight the Church from time to time. What distresses me more is the utter lack of seriousness, the lack of appreciation for the awesome responsibility which Church leaders bear.
The Future of American Catholic Schools Lies in the Past
The future of American Catholic schools lies in operating as independently of the state as possible while still remaining financially feasible. Is this possible?
Kamala Harris vs. Motherhood
Throughout the 2024 campaign, Kamala Harris made clear that nothing impassions her like abortion. Abortion, abortion, abortion.
A Last-Minute Plea to Vote for Trump
Trump’s decision to retreat from advocacy of the pro-life cause and try to persuade those who remain reluctant to vote for him is defensible from a pro-life standpoint.
Ceasefire Now: Trump and the Gaza Generation
For Trump, the world isn’t a war of all against all where America competes thoughtlessly against adversaries over resources. His program is to create a unipolar, stable world stage where vulnerable people have reason to trust our leadership.
The Priest Who Challenged Me to Be a Better Priest
The wisdom and witness of Fr. Willie Doyle challenged me personally and both enriched and renewed my priesthood. Fr. Doyle has made me a better priest.
The Unsung Shakespeare
Why should one of the most famous people in history be featured as one of the unsung heroes of Christendom? Perhaps because most people do not perceive Shakespeare as a hero of Christendom.
Remembering the Dead
It remains one of the enduring consolations of my life that, joined as I am to Christ’s Body, the Church, I may at any time interact with the dead, with those cherished and faithful souls who have gone home before me to God.
Will Trump Save Us From Big Food?
Big Food is joined at the hip with Big Pharma. They have set up a system where one makes us sick, and the other makes us medicated patients for life.
Is the Conflict in the Middle East an Absolute War?
The so-called wars of religion were usually about conversion, not extermination. Conversion is certainly not a goal evident in the present Middle East conflict.
The Dangers of a Trump Victory
The Left will be utterly unhinged if Trump wins the election, which could lead to a decidedly unpeaceful transfer of power.
An Hour a Day Keeps the Anxiety Away
Catholic tradition has a solution to the anxiety we face in our stressful lives: the Holy Hour.
“Render unto Caesar…”: To Vote or Not to Vote
No Catholic is permitted to surrender the duty of his citizenship to a sullen despair, exaggerated analyses of decline, idiosyncratic critiques of democracy, or a cynical secession from his duties.
Living on Borrowed Time
The world we live in, our experience of goodness and light and relative plenty, will likely be upended for a time. Pray that God makes champions of us.
Two Lies Don’t Equal the Truth
In an effort to combat the lies of the Left, some conservatives are falling for alternative historical lies.
This Just In: Sacrilege at the Opera and Metaphysical Denial in Politics
We’ll start with the blasphemy of the year. There’s nothing quite like relaxing at the opera with abundant female nudity, fresh blood, (real) skin piercings, and actual lesbian sex acts. This used to be called porn, and one did not go to the opera for it. Paul Hindemith’s half-hour one-act opera Sancta Susanna (1922), which … Read more
The New Passover of the Judeo-Christian West
Too many conservatives refuse to criticize the state of Israel, letting the blood of Palestinian children protect them from being cancelled.
Politics and Truth: America Is at War With Babies
Two recurring motifs of the presidential campaign dominate: the lying and the assumption that hardly anyone can doubt the social utility of killing babies in the womb.
St. Augustine’s Destiny
The first half of Augustine’s life was spent amid the remnants of a Greek and Roman world; the latter half was spent in the company of provincial Africans, to whom he would unravel the mysteries of a shared faith.
