Sometimes We Should Not Try to “Fix” the Local Parish
Once children are part of our lives, we need to think more carefully about the liturgy we attend week in, week out.
Tired of New Ideas
I am tired of new ideas. I don’t mean to say that I’m tired of learning. Nor do I mean that I don’t appreciate fresh takes on old subjects. But the constant reinvention of the wheel has worn me out.
The Conversion of Death & the Lifegiving Power of Beauty
Back in 2017, before the covidious cloud descended like madness, the world might have seemed a saner and simpler place. It wasn’t. It was the same dark and dismal place it is today, a vale of tears and a land of exile, with only the same glimmers of lifegiving grace to lighten the load and … Read more
Time to Return to the Prayer of Our Fathers
Just as the Catholic Faith has been reduced to little more than an intellectual philosophy of life for the clergy—all head and no heart—the same happened to the laity, who depend on them for their spirituality.
Can We Finally Go Back to Having Kings?
I want Trump to be crowned as king, and I don’t care who knows it. I don’t want him to be king because I think he is perfect; I want him to be crowned so we can stop pretending that he isn’t a king while he governs like one for four years.
The Truth That Dare Not Speak Its Name
The real division in political as in cultural and religious life is between those who accept that Christ is King over all nations and all men and those who do not.
Could AI Spur a Resurgence of Faith?
The questions that AI raises about reality could end up justifying the claims of Christianity in the eyes of many.
The Limits of Our Anti-Woke Allies
As much as conservatives may enjoy common cause with prominent anti-woke secularists, we must remember the limits of making political alliances with those subscribing to worldviews antithetical to the Faith.
How to Save the Music at Mass
We all know that the music at the typical Catholic Mass is often cheesy and inappropriate. But what can we do about it?
Manipulating the Deposit of Faith
Some well-meaning Catholics are prone to advocate unapproved additions to the Deposit of Faith in response to attacks on that Deposit.
Reality Is Waiting: Un-fake Your Life This Year
How can we live in such a way that overcomes the fakeness of everything around us?
Mel Gibson, Old School Sinner
Mel Gibson possesses a fear of the Lord combined with a reverence and long-held respect for the old and authentic traditions of the Catholic Church, which doesn’t necessarily reflect in his behavior and daily living.
Reading Tea Leaves and Church Documents
One wonders why it is so difficult for the Church to issue easily comprehensible documents.
The Allure of Manichaeism
What was it about the temptation to Manichaeism, the allure it offered a young man like Augustine, that proved so powerful, so seductive that it nearly did him in?
Give Me Reagan’s “Ave Maria” Over Jimmy Carter’s “Imagine”
What Reagan chose for his hymn at his National Cathedral funeral ceremony is quite the opposite of Carter. It’s inspiring, even if somewhat of a mystery for the Protestant president.
Gay as an Object of Mirth?
Being gay is tragic, but it is also comical, and a healthier perspective toward homosexuality sometimes is to laugh at it.
Is the Church Really Ready for Revival?
We all desire for a renewal of the Catholic Faith and a steadfast practice of it by people in our communities, cities, country, and world. But are we ready for a renewal or revival?
“Celebrating” Death?
The Secular Left continues to co-opt traditional ceremonies. First it was same-sex “weddings.” Now it’s “funerals” for those about to commit suicide.
The Scandal of “Openness”
In the spirit of “openness,” the Italian Bishops’ Conference recently approved, with the apparent blessing of the Roman authorities, new guidelines that stipulate that an applicant for the seminary cannot be rejected simply because he identifies as a homosexual.
Could Religious Disaffiliation Drive People Toward Occult Practices?
Most of the religiously unaffiliated do believe in a higher power but have questions about their faith and don’t trust those in the churches, which could lead them into occult practices.