On the Brink
We are on the brink of the 2024 presidential election—which, perhaps more than ever, has us on the brink of preserving this wonderful nation or losing it.
The Crisis Facing Catholic Apologetics
Sadly, I believe that Catholic apologetics and debate have been greatly degraded, at least in the popular culture, with the meteoric rise of social media influence.
A Jacobin “Synodality”
Don’t be fooled. Just because hot-button issues are not on the Synod’s agenda, it doesn’t mean that the revolution is not in full swing.
Nazis Make Bad Catholics
Modern Catholics expressing sympathy for Nazism and its treatment of the Jews are condemned by the words of Pope Pius XI and the actions of Germans Catholics of that era.
Lies, Lies, and Damned Lies
Incessant gaslighting by the Left has led many former Trump opponents to now support the former President for re-election.
Where Are the Grown-ups?
The young will always require correction. But in a culture that celebrates and perpetuates eternal childhood, who is left to make such corrections?
Answering Protestant Objections to Pope Francis
I’ve been told by several Protestants over the last decade that Francis is the single greatest obstacle to their conversion. How should I respond?
Solipsism and the Synod
The Synod on Synodality largely consists of men and women unable to look beyond their own noses but able to look down their noses at everyone else.
American Elegy
The result of Catholics’ failure to bring our country to Christ has been the succession of several more or less corrupt rulerships, and the frequent use of our country’s undeniable strengths for evil.
An Emperor for the Modern World
Why ought we, a democratic and politically enlightened people, foster devotion to a hereditary monarch whose virtues, if any, belonged to a world long since past?
Knight of Malta and Shield of Europe
There was a time, a far healthier time, when the heroism of those who defended Malta from the Islamic onslaught was lauded by the whole Christian world.
Opus Dei: Monsters, Dupes, and Slaves?
Gareth Gore’s new book “Opus” is full of malevolence and divides Opus Dei into three parts: monsters, dupes, and slaves.
A Monk’s Habit: Thomas Merton’s Other Affair
What are we to make of Thomas Merton’s relationship with alcohol?
Living Through Helene
There is great suffering happening right now and more to come, but something is unquestionably revealed when the lights go off.
Love’s Conquest of the Cosmos
What moves the earth and the planets and all the stars above? The answer is Love.
Synodality: Institutionalized Self-Interest and Selfishness
A new form of religion has come into being— masquerading as Catholicism—in which selfishness has been institutionalized. This new religion has called itself Synodality.
Whitmer Disrespects the Eucharist, Insults Catholics
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s recent TikTok video is either a desecration of the ritual of Communion, or she is completely unfamiliar with that central act of the Catholic and Orthodox faith. I don’t think it’s the latter.
Bishop Athanasius Schneider: The Church’s Conscience
Much of that to which Bishop Schneider feels compelled to respond (and that to which the Church ought to) is a “dis-ease” dividing the world in its struggle with itself and with God.
Christopher Columbus: America’s Saintly Founder
Columbus was not a genocidal villain or a nationalist explorer; he was a saintly man who wanted to win souls for Christ.
