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.
Of Studs and Studies
How can men imbue their lives with thoughtfulness, piety, and healthy ambition?
Our Greatest Pilgrim Poet?
Not since the great Metaphysical Poets of the Elizabethan Age has there been such a flowering of creative genius as seen in the verse of just one 20th century poet, T.S. Eliot.
Chestertonian Realism as the Cure for Modern Insanity
The Modernist denies fundamental truths of reality. To resist it we must embrace a Chestertonian realism.
Traditional Youth Movement Juventutem Turns Twenty
Over the past twenty years, Juventutem groups dedicated to the the sanctification of young people through the Roman traditions of the Church have sprung up on every continent.
Why Do (Mass-going) Catholics Resent God?
Many congregants arrive late, are dressed inappropriately, do not sing the hymns, become lifeless during the homily, receive Holy Communion indifferently, and then scramble to the exits at the first opportunity.
C.S. Lewis and “Mere Politics”: Some Shrewdly Hellish Political Advice from The Screwtape Letters
In an election year, can an over-focus upon the all-encompassing reach of modern politics pose a danger to a voter’s soul? C.S. Lewis’ Senior Devil Screwtape knew the answer to that one.
Understanding the New Vatican Norms for Discerning Supernatural Phenomena
Perhaps surprisingly, the new DDF norms for evaluating apparitions and other supernatural phenomena are reasonable and helpful.
Ditch Deepfake Parenting
The dangers of modern technology demands that parents engage in real, rather than deepfake, parenting.
Conservatives Clinging to Christ
The Catholics I know cling not to the past but to Christ, the truth of whose life and message may most reliably be found in those very “dogmatic boxes” we’re now expected to climb out of.
Against Arbitrary Liturgy
The papal tinkering of the liturgy, begun by Pope Pius X, has had unfortunate consequences not foreseen by any 20th century pope.
Hell’s Fury for Harrison Butker
If you’re sick of the bullying thugs of cancel culture, then stand with Harrison Butker. Now they’re coming for Butker. Next, they’ll come for you.