No Ordinary Woman
Mary is not the poster child for either the prosperity gospel or liberation theology; she is the one who declares that God “has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree.”
Four More Catholic Scientists You Might Not Know
The history of science is filled with faithful Catholics who sought to discover more and more about God’s creation.
Memories of Lockdown
We have to remember the days of Covid. Write down your memories. Remember the bad days and the good. And remember the lies they told us.
On Losing the War and Being Twice Blest for It
One needs more than a swashbuckling good story of brave men and the wives and mothers they left behind when they went off to fight and die. One needs a theology.
Biden the Apostate
Any honest observer recognizes that it was no accident that President Biden embraced “transgender day of visibility” even though it fell on the same day as Easter Sunday.
Can Pro-life Monarchs Veto Pro-Abortion Laws?
Many who are not familiar with monarchy believe a monarch can easily create or dispense laws. This is not the case for modern monarchies.
Is There Really Hope for Judas?
My fear is that just as the Devil used Judas to thwart the Savior, Judas is now being similarly used to revise the traditional doctrine of salvation, particularly in its teaching about divine mercy.
Hiring for Mission at Catholic Colleges and Universities
Quite simply, in order to have a faithful Catholic college or university, you need to have a faculty that honors and respects the teachings of the Church both in their teaching and in their behaviors.
‘Protect the Vulnerable’: Why Trump Must Win in 2024
Most major Catholic commentators on the border crisis have for decades played the part of Judas, offering impersonal and meaningless kisses to the image of God imprinted on every raped, massacred, and ignored victim of our unsecured border.
Love is Stronger than Death
The killing of police officer Jonathan Diller demonstrates the power of evil in this world. But there is something more powerful still.
The Group So Marginalized They Are Forgotten
In all the calls to remember the “marginalized,” one group that doesn’t even get mentioned is boys. Yet marginalized they are.
The Wind Rises: Look at the Stars
When we train our attention on the heroic lives of the saints, on the words of Scripture, on the Presence of Our Lord in the Tabernacle, our sight is refined and we are reminded of the true focus.
A Mother Receives Her Dead Son
At last she could do something for her son. It was a work she would immediately set to—receive his pitiful body, draw him to her heart, caress him.
Good Friday “Antisemitism” and the Conversion of the Jews
There is no salvation outside the Church, and Christ is King and always will be. To hold fast to those truths is not antisemitic; it is, instead, orthodox Catholic belief.
The Passion of the Lord
To behold the Cross and to behold the truth are acts which can only be accomplished with the virtue of courage. The pusillanimous need not apply.
Christ Calls for the Conversion of—Not Collaboration With—the Marxist and Masonic Enemies of His Church
The infiltration of Marxist and Masonic ideologies upon every facet of modern life—manifest as an inversion of God’s truth and morality in societal norms, education, government, and religion.
Christian Nationalists: In the Crosshairs
There’s a programmatic effort to associate Catholics with racism and gun violence, making them appear dangerous, but whistleblowers are giving us the tools we need to defeat this plan.
Modern Catholic Recovery Conference
If Catholics want to hold a conference for Catholics who have been wounded by the modern Church, they will likely need a huge venue.
Nationalistic Saints
Saints such as Joan of Arc and Thomas More demonstrate that being holy does not mean being disengaged from public service.
Does Confession Have a Place in the Paschal Triduum?
The logic behind not scheduling confessions in the Paschal Triduum is based on an anachronistic reading of liturgical history irrelevant to contemporary pastoral practice and needs.