Chesterton the Brilliant
Some intellectuals look down their nose at G.K. Chesterton, but he was a thinker of the first order.
Ohio’s Catholic Governor Welcomes Haitian Immigrants…But Ignores Residents
The residents of Springfield, Ohio seem to be forgotten by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine in his push for more Haitian immigrants.
The Issue That Will Not Go Away
Kamala Harris, for all the word salads she throws together on issues like the border, crime, and inflation, is perfectly clear on the issue of abortion.
Two Americas
Two warring versions of America have battled for supremacy since the founders put their grievances in a Declaration—in truth, long before that—and each has its foundational myth.
Hunting as Conservation
Hunting encourages and forms a crucial part of a way of life that is inimical to the overreaching, socialist, digital dictatorships most modern governments seem to be becoming.
Physicians for Life
When doctors have become dealers in death, we need to sing the praises of those noble physicians who have taken a courageous stand for the culture of life.
The Beginning of the End of Recreational Catholicism
While Recreational Catholicism—the tangled knot of the therapeutic, political, theatrical, and ego-massaging trend besetting the Church—has had its day, we are now on the cusp of a resurrection.
Free the Uhuru Three!
The Uhuru Three, members of a Black Nationalists group, seem to be the latest victims of the FBI and its ongoing war on political speech.
Dishonest Agreement
The pope’s comment that “All religions are a path to God” was another instance where he says something which sounds charitable—and was likely meant charitably—but, in the end, turns out not to be so.Â
This Just In: Language, Grammar, and Kamala’s Deal
A look at the latest absurdities of our culture and politics from Robert R. Reilly.
An Open Letter to Conservative Dads
If your adult child is telling you that she (because it’s most likely a daughter) is going to be voting for Kamala Harris and the Democrats this November, you need to cut off that child financially.
What the Pope Wanted to Say, Probably
There is a certain pastoral discretion required in an official visit to another country. However, discretion does not mean minimizing or relativizing the Gospel.
Picking Our Poison With Pope Francis
When faced with two political candidates who are not aligned with Catholic fundamentals, it is permissible to cast a vote against the candidate who would do the most harm.
Has Critical Theory Captured the Right?
Conspiracy theories have gained widespread credibility on the Right. Have conservatives succumbed to the siren song of critical theory?
The Not-So-Great Debate
Debates ideally are supposed to clarify positions and contrast ideas. The exercise that Trump and Harris were engaged in during their first debate was all about rhetoric.
Transcending the World
St. Augustine, for all that he’s immersed in a disintegrating world, has at the same time quite succeeded in transcending it—thanks to the grace of a conversion that will literally lift him above circumstance.
The Protestant Work Ethic vs. the Catholic Siesta
A society based on the Protestant Work Ethic, a society with no siestas, is an anti-human society that treats human beings like machines.
Living in a Conviction-less Age
Christians’ lack of conviction was the catalyst for Christ being removed from the cultural throne of the West. Instead, we have accepted a bland, banal, suburban counterfeit that requires very little sacrifice or suffering.
The Post-Vatican II Pseudo-Spiritual Movement
With the demise of the traditional, God-centered spirituality that once thrived in the Church, new secular missionaries rushed in to introduce their man-centered sociopsychological therapies of one form or another.