Keeping Catholicism Weird
Being a faithful Catholic in the modern world seems weird to those who have embraced the modernist radical materialism that permeates so much of the culture.
The Limits of Power
Today, from the Covid lockdowns to Traditionis Custodes to the Chinese population policies, the entire planet is enmeshed in varieties of tyranny which all may be traced to errors regarding legitimacy, authority, and power.
Seek His Face Evermore: St. Augustine and the Quest for God
Who among us is erudite enough to set about measuring the immensity of the achievement wrought by Augustine, whose depths clearly defy one’s best efforts to plumb?
Fun with Wodehouse
The works of P.G. Wodehouse contain a seemingly unlimited supply of fun quotes to help break the doom and gloom of today’s news.
They Hated the Eucharistic Congress and Loved the Olympic Blasphemy
To lefty Catholics, the great evil is “conservatism,” so they will support anything that opposes it, and criticize anything that advances it.
The Paris Olympics: Caligula Redux
The tragedy was not the outrageous blasphemy. It was the absence of howling outrage.
Vatican II: For Better or For Worse
When Pope John XXIII should have been calling Catholics to repentance, prayer, and sacrifice, he decided to call a Council to do the impossible.
Postmodern “Identity”: When Make-Believe Becomes Delusion
The false identities created by Barrack Obama and Kamala Harris reflect the idolatry of identity in our time which confuses playing a role with ontological essence.
What Pope Francis Misses About the Nature of Faith
The teaching of Pope Francis on the nature of faith emphasizes one aspect to the detriment of another.
Why the 2024 Nebraska Pro-Life Ballot Initiative Matters for the Whole Country
This November voters in Nebraska will be in the unprecedented position of being able to choose between a pro-life and a pro-abortion constitutional amendment.
If All Are Saved, What Happens to the Drama of Life?
Believing that Christ will save everyone calls into question the very meaning of life itself.
On (Un)Civil Discourse
One of the purposes of politics is persuasion. We are not persuading others when we call them names and insult them.
The Olympic Drag Queen Show Wasn’t Just Mockery
The Olympic Drag Show was a validation of the beliefs of many wayward Christians who have long supported degenerate lifestyles.
The Descent into the Mist of Catholic Writing
Catholic authors rarely speak of the untamed countryside in them. Their job is to write, not explain how. But their stories often come from low-clouded and cold places in them.
Good News for a New World
Bartolomé de Las Casas is an unsung hero who wanted to convert the pagan Native Americans to Christ as well as stop the sinful aspects of the European conquest of the New World.
How the Pro-Life Movement Has Been a Trojan Horse for a Greater Sin
While noble, the pro-life movement has led many single-issue voters to fail to see the greater problem within the American political system.
The Injustice of an Irreverent Mass
Carelessly-celebrated Masses are still all-too-common, wherein the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is reduced to a kumbaya session.
Reparation for a “Pride Mass”: An Insider’s Look
I prayed in reparation outside a Pride Mass at a Catholic Church. Here’s what I saw.
P.S.: They Don’t Want Us to Vote at All
The manipulation of our system by corporations and plutocrats in ways against the Common Good hampers us to a frustration that is almost metaphysical. However, we are responsible for the government.
The Joy of Schism
Throughout Church history, Christians have frequently been happy to expel each other from the Church. That is no less true today, but what is the proper attitude of the Christian when it comes to schism?