Twelve Tales for Twelve Days
Christmas is a time for stories like no other time—a time for fantasies, memories, and mysteries. Here are twelve tales to tell over the twelve days of Christmas.
Conceived in Heaven, Born in Bethlehem, a Jubilee Year Awaits
If God’s Son was truly to be made a genuine human being, made of flesh and blood, then of course He must have a genuine human mother of flesh and blood too.
The Face-to-Face Nature of Christmas
Taking time to consider what it would have been like to be in Bethlehem on that holy night can radically influence our vision for the celebration of Christmas.
Exaggerations and Eucharistic Miracles
It would be tragic for Catholics to try to convince the world of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist with unsubstantiated scientific claims about bleeding hosts and divine DNA.
A Fly Fisherman’s Carol
What is the great story and season of Christmas if not a tale and time of transformation?
Struggling with Sin
Augustine, of course, was not the first to chart the cycle of lust, as anyone for whom the body/soul connection remains a work in progress well knows.
Deforming the Clergy
Does the Novus Ordo Mass by its nature alter the nature of the priest from one who performs a sacrifice to one who is in charge of a ceremony?
Bari Weiss: The “It Lesbian” of the American Right
While we can ignore many aspects of the Left, we can’t overlook the Sexual Revolution that has poisoned all aspects of American life, both Left and Right.
Reports of Liberalism’s Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
Trump’s election is a reaffirmation of the basically liberal character of United States; it was moderate liberals forced right by the far left wing of the Democratic Party that carried him to his win.
The Academic Case for the Divinity of Christ
Did Jesus of Nazareth claim to be God? Many modern scholars say no, but there is a strong academic case to be made that that answer is a resounding “yes.”
Why I Am Not Protestant
To argue that one cannot become Catholic because Pope Francis may share certain traits in common with liberal Protestants is to engage in a form of individualistic consumerism.
The House Where It All Began
The Holy House of Loreto is precisely the place where it all began—namely, the Incarnation of God Himself.
Is Kneeling for Communion a Disruption?
It is important to remind the faithful of their canonical right to receive Holy Communion while kneeling, regardless of the form of the Sacred Liturgy that they attend.
Medical Miracles: Religious and Secular
The latest official Church recognition of a miracle cure from Lourdes reminds us that there are still certain ailments left in life that no ordinary doctor can treat.
The Right Is Falling for the Lie That You Can Have It All at the Same Time
What does it say of our society, including conservatives, that we praise a woman skipping maternity leave to go back to work and partially abandon her infant child?
Take and Study
Far from being a Protestant activity, the study of the Bible is for Catholics as well. Fortunately there are tools to help us in this undertaking.
Restoring the Beauty of the Liturgy
The Church cannot continue to transform and humanize the world if she dispenses with the beauty of the liturgy.
The Ugly Truth About Gay Adoption
We’re seeing the emergence of homosexual couples acquiring children for the explicit purpose of pedophilia and then “sharing” such children within organized pockets.
The Cause and the Cure of Christmas Melancholy
Christmas is a haunting season, both in the sense that it is hauntingly beautiful and a time of great expectation for something that breaks reality in two.
Guadalupe at Lepanto
Our Lady of Guadalupe was there at Lepanto, hearkening to the Rosary recited by the soldiers processing round the decks, her quiet, pregnant power blazing at that apocalyptic battle with all the splendor of the star-crowned Woman of Revelation.