Kneeling Before the World, 60 Years On
As the crisis in the Church continues to deepen and metastasize, faithful Catholics, by their confirmation, are called to remain steadfast in the faith of their fathers.
Reparations Now—Make Rapists Pay Their Fair Share!
If Dame Sarah Mullally is so concerned about historic injustices and parish life, surely she would be even more keen to raise funds for reparations for current and recent injustices, wouldn’t she?
Arguing Like St. Thomas Aquinas
When fierce arguments break out between Catholics, particularly online, they sadly have been marked by personal attacks and uncharitable accusations about the motives of others.
The Therapeutic Erasure of Sin
The replacement of moral language with psychological and sociological frameworks has not only obscured the reality of sin but has systematically dismantled the conditions necessary for encountering the Gospel.
Wake Up!—We Are in the Last Minute of Extra Time: The Descent into Devilry
Prayer draws down the Holy Spirit into our souls to form the Church, the true gathering which no spirit can scatter.
The Via Pulchritudinis: Raphael at the Met
Sacred art displayed in secular museums is perpetually diminished by purely aesthetic framing that strips it of theological meaning, and so, the intent of the artist.
Defenders and Offenders of the Faith
In King Charles’s latest attempt to distance himself from Christianity, he seems to have abandoned the title “Defender of the Faith,” which British monarchs have claimed for themselves for the past 500 years.
The Theology of Finger Pointing: The Sophie Cunningham Moment
A twenty-two second point became a memeable moment because everyone intuitively recognized the virtue of standing up against injustice for the good of a friend.
Dear Mr. Jefferson: A Letter From the Smallest American
If all people are “created equal,” then it seems to entail that personhood is bestowed at the moment we are created, that is, the moment we are conceived.
The SSPX’s Foundational Error
While the SSPX (rightly) presents its dispute with the Vatican as one of doctrine, it ignores its own doctrinally problematic elephant in the room.
Life in Hillary’s Village
Extreme liberal/socialist politics that were once contained in major metropolitans have infiltrated most cities and towns across the US. If we don’t push back now, it will soon be too late.
A Story so Stunning It Would Be a Sin Not to Share It!
Flannery O’Connor proposes an answer to the why of our addictions, distractions, and need for noise.
Turn East, Young Man
Versus populum undermines and obscures what ad orientem communicates, something the late Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) well understood.
Mary in Islam: Setting the Facts Straight
The “Mary” of Islam is an erroneous picture of the real and true Virgin Mother of God.
Is the True Catholic Church Distinct From the Institutional Church?
Any distinction between an “institutional Church” and a “true Catholic Church” is an error with ancient heretical roots, most recently revived by figures like Archbishop Viganò.
Dead Fathers
Fatherhood has been under attack for decades, spoken of as a fungible role that a mother could play. The newest attacks are on the very meaning of “father,” coming from trans ideology and science.
Why Being Rather Than Nothingness? Part XV
Save for Christ alone, our very existence would itself be an unimaginably grim death blow.
The World Cup and America 250
What we have seen these past weeks is a veritable love fest between Europeans and Americans and a grand reopening of the European mind about almost all things America.
In Support of Catholic Superstition
The Catholic Faith is perfectly rational, but we are not capable of fitting the entirety of it into our heads. Many devotions called superstitious help incarnate the reality of Heaven in our daily lives.