Hope for Catholic Ireland
Irish Catholicism was never what Americans thought it was. Understanding what it was will explain why it is what it is today and why there is hope for its future.
Preach the Gospel Always, Use Insults if Necessary
A harsh rebuke, even an insult, might be necessary at times to save our fellow men from a path to damnation.
Carlson and Cuomo: The Best Liberalism We Can Hope For
Tucker Carlson’s interview with Chris Cuomo was interesting in that it revealed the best of a broken Classical Liberal system.
The Bloody History of Mifepristone
As Walgreens and CVS begin dispensing mifepristone in many of their retail pharmacy locations, we must pause to consider its brutal history.
Hilaire Belloc and the Catholic Cultural Revival
Hilaire Belloc helped lead a Catholic revival in England that was hugely influential in the growth of the Catholic presence in the wider culture.
The Anti-Ecumenism of Pope Francis
Fiducia Supplicans causes the Coptic Orthodox to suspend their ecumenical dialogue with Rome, citing the declaration’s change to the Catholic Church’s position on homosexuality.
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
We are all experts when it comes to temptation, but sadly we are all failures at it as well.
What Is a Christian Nationalist Anyway?
Christian nationalists are simply trying to be a moral and religious people and ensure the success of the American experiment in so doing.
A Lenten Grail Quest
Ecclesiastical and political conditions make this Lenten season even more penitential, with no promise that anything shall be solved anytime soon.
A Catechism to Save Biden’s Soul
For any who may need a catechism refresher, Biden’s statements on the House floor would qualify as grave external violations of the First and Fifth Commandments. They contain irreverence, scandal, and moral cooperation in murder.
Don’t Just Pray and Work—Read
A forgotten part of the Benedictine life is what many modern Catholics are missing.
The Unsung Convert Who Converted Millions to Catholic Teaching
E.F. Schumacher succeeded in popularizing Catholic social teaching in a way that far exceeded the limited success of Hilaire Belloc and G.K. Chesterton to do the same thing fifty years earlier.
The Birds, the Temple, and the Pilgrims
As even birds desire to build their nests in the presence of God, how much more reason do we have to journey ever closer to God and His presence.
The Real Absence of Virtual Services
The Church does not think “virtual” participation is “real participation” in the way the Church understands it.
Does Jesus Have a Sense of Humor?
Jesus is fully God and fully man. He is like us in every way except sin. This includes having a sense of humor.
An Open Letter to Our Spiritual Fathers
Fathers, please preach boldly about sin and demand excellence in the spiritual life.
The Manosphere Doesn’t Solve the Masculinity Crisis
The crisis of masculinity is not that men have ceased to do strenuous things. Rather, the crisis is the fact that men have been told there is nothing worth doing strenuous things for.
Worshipping Gaia
As much as Francis of Assisi loved nature, he understood that our first responsibility is to God and not to nature. It’s not clear if his namesake pope feels the same.
Mercy and Truth in Fiducia Supplicans
The aspiration of Fiducia Supplicans is for the truth about marriage to be united with mercy toward sinners. Was it successful in achieving that goal?
The Reign of the Methuselahs
Why are so many men and women who clearly only have a few years left on this earth so obsessed with exercising power until their final moments?
