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?
The Gaze That Burns Twice
Why not use the time of Lent to help speed things along for those in purgatory who, while saved, are yet not fully ready to reach across the finish line where the final Epiphany awaits them?
Mother Cabrini’s Empire of Hope: The Movie
Cabrini is basically an action movie, a David and Goliath tale. You can’t help but cheer for the underdog who feels God’s call so intensely. It will capture young viewers with the risk and excitement of the Christian life.
Poverty: An Antidote To Technological Dystopia
If technological utopianism is a manifestation of self-worship, one can better appreciate the positive role played by poverty.
The Final Letter
St. Ignatius of Antioch’s Letter to Polycarp—the very last, and the shortest, of the seven written and sent since his arrest in Antioch—is not meant to tell him things he does not already know.
Contraception Regret at Red Lobster
No amount of money or personal development in education or the business world is worth the pain that comes with the regret of closing yourself to new life.
God and Man’s Best Friend
I don’t think it is wrong to mourn for a beloved pet, as long as our affection for them helps us to live more simply and grow in love for God and neighbor.
A Mass Worth Sacrificing For
Our family endured many hardships to attend the traditional Latin Mass. Now it’s being taken away from us.
Catholicism Is About Swords
Our Faith is about swords, not hand-holding. Those swords are first directed at our sins, and then directed at the evils in the world and in our Church.
Is There Still a “Catholic Vote?”
A deeper look into the much-talked-about “Catholic vote” and whether it still has an impact on presidential elections.
The Irreplaceable Role of Fathers
The modern world has declared that children not only do not need a father or to be fathered but that a woman or multiple women can be a substitute for a father.
Bishop Strickland Changes the Game
On Friday, history unfolded as Bishop Joseph Strickland addressed the crowd at the CPAC Ronald Reagan Dinner in the nation’s capital. Now the world of conservative politics is being transformed.
After the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF Decision, What’s Next?
In the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court IVF-related decision, Democrats want to glom onto this ruling to push abortion-on-demand while Republicans seem to be declaring their love for in vitro fertilization in the hope of not being controversial.