The Once and Future Christendom
Thinking clearly and asking ourselves hard questions about the future is the first step toward finding alternative ways of living the Faith that will outlast the current crisis the Church finds herself in.
The Beauty of Tradition
“Traditional” Catholics have all the best stories and music and art, if for no other reason than that moral indifference does not a drama make.
The USCCB Synodal Synthesis: Testimony to a Counterfeit Christianity
The recently-released and synodal-inspired “National Synthesis” by the USCCB has nothing to do with the Catholic Faith as traditionally received, understood, professed, and practiced.
Growing Anger at the Trump Convictions
Prominent Catholic commentators share their thoughts on the Trump convictions.
The Rainbow Illusion
June has been hijacked by the rainbow flag—a symbol of delusion, a bending of nature, relativism of truth, and an embracing of darkness.
Addressing Homosexuality in Uganda, Part II
In Uganda, although there is a healthy understanding of the wrongness of homosexual acts, there is little understanding of its causes and the proper Christian response to homosexuals.
Jesus Thirsts, As Do We All
Where catechism and preaching may have failed in the past, “Jesus Thirsts” captivates with Eucharistic beauty, prods the heart, intrigues the senses, gives the audience a path to falling in love with the Eucharist.
The Trump Convictions Reveal a Broken Justice System
The use of the courts for political ends is not new, but the Biden administration’s persecution of the pro-life movement and now Donald Trump has further undermined my confidence in a system so vulnerable to the prejudices of practitioners.
Pro-lifers Off to Federal Prison: Enduring the Abortion Distortion
Pro-lifers face a justice system that inherently denies the very existence of the unborn.
Another Flower of Scotland
Fr. Allan MacDonald was a priest-poet who served the poorest of the poor in the remotest parts of his native land of Scotland.
Why We Go
At Mass we are swept utterly away from the workaday world we know, summoned across the threshold of time and space, in order that we may be ushered into the very presence of God Himself.
What We Saw at the Groomer Show
I went to a drag show and found that dragsters are laughably untalented, and the crowd for this kind of thing is mostly older, angry, lefty ladies.
Toward the New Ecumenism
The Old Ecumenism has failed. What we need today is a New Ecumenism, dedicated to unity via full communion with the Catholic Church.
Returning to Our Knees: Reviving Eucharistic Revival
In the Most Holy Eucharist, we meet Christ physically. This astonishing mystery causes us to fall to our knees, or should, unless we have suffered a fatal breach of faith.
Americans Need to Appeal to Heaven
“An appeal to heaven” seems exactly what the American founding notion of law was, a notion that protects Americans against the abuse of their rights in the name of “law.”
Chesterton’s Love of Corpus Christi
For Chesterton, belief in the Real Presence in the Blessed Sacrament was the very touchstone of truth.
Addressing Homosexuality in Uganda, Part I
A first-hand report on how the issue of homosexuality is handled by Catholics in the country of Uganda.
Thomas à Kempis and the Modern Devotion
What makes a spiritual classic such as The Imitation of Christ so timeless and enduring?
A Growing Anti-Veteran Bias Threatens the Country on This Memorial Day
Part of the reason for our national neglect of the fallen is that we seem to have forgotten the important role that soldiers have played—and continue to play—in ensuring our freedom.