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.
Beyond the Field Hospital
The analogy of the Church as a “field hospital” can easily lead pastors to an abdication of their duties.
The Enduring City of God
Why did St. Augustine write “The City of God”? Why should it continue to compel our attention today?
An Open Letter to the Bishops of Canada
I beg our Canadian bishops to follow in the tradition of saints like Jean de Brébeuf and defend the Church from spurious attacks by the State.
Keeping the Byrd in Captivity
William Byrd’s career and art reflect what a Catholic artist can do in and in spite of an environment largely hostile to the faith of our fathers.
The Deportation Debate
With insecure borders, our sovereignty disappears. Our America is being fundamentally transformed.
The Unappreciated Parallels Between Am I Racist? and The Screwtape Letters
One aspect of “Am I Racist?” that has yet to receive any attention is how closely it aligns with the apologetic style of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.