Fearless in the Face of Heresy
For all the outward hostility of the pagan world to the Church, it is as nothing compared to the threat from within.Â
Appealing But Deadly
Conservatives accepting sexual revolutionaries into their ranks are inviting their own movement’s demise.
Which Way, Modern Woman: Nun or Porn Star?
Our modern age promotes participation in the porn industry as “empowering,” but it is in sacrifice and dying to self that we truly find happiness.
Today’s Church Needs a Renaissance Pope
Right now, the Church needs proud leaders devoted to preserving civilization and inspiring excellence. What it doesn’t need are pusillanimous demagogues committed to seeking approval.
St. Andrew: Clarity Amid Confusion
St. Andrew’s prayer might be just what his brother’s successor needs right now.
Michael Voris and the Perils of Celebrity
Michael Voris helped me on my path toward joining the Catholic Church. I can’t help but find his recent resignation and his own public scandal to be somewhat painful.
The Unsung St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas Owen was one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, killed during the reign of King James I.
The Secret to Evangelizing the Nones
The falling away from Christianity by young people is often the result of them cultivating shallowness, superficiality, and solipsism as a philosophy of life.
Life Is Not a Problem to Be Solved
Life is a mystery to be lived and, not infrequently, endured, which is what makes it so profound and persisting a drama.
The Unlikely Conversion of Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Former New Atheist Ayaan Hirsi Ali has converted to Christianity, which is the cause for much rejoicing.
The Pull of Scrupulosity
Scrupulosity is common among young people today due to a disconnect between the ideal of sanctity and the reality of the life of virtue.
Hijacking Subsidiarity
Local communities need real local roots, not local franchises of global corporations.
Self-Hatred as a Barrier to One’s Calling
The temptation to define ourselves by our sins, and especially by our worst sins, is just that—a temptation.
Be Thankful for the American Politics We Have
Our American system of government has many flaws, but it’s the best government we have. And for that, we should be thankful.
The Pink Synod
Certain seminaries became pink palaces, where seminarians and priests commonly shrugged away their vows of chastity, treating such sins with a thoroughly modern wink and a nudge.
The Everlasting Revival
Movements of large-scale change and conversion cannot be manufactured; they must be caught and spread. Programs do not change people. People change other people.Â
Welcome to Muck Island
The sacking of Bishop Strickland brings to mind the sad plot of Brian Moore’s novella “Catholics”.
A Kneeling Theology
When theologians withhold their assent from all that the Church has consistently taught from the very beginning until now, they pretty much leave everything in ruins.
Still Concerned About the Eucharistic Revival: A Response to Tim Glemkowski
Dear Tim, Thanks so much for your response to my recent essay regarding Eucharistic Revival and the Eucharistic Congress. You were so openhanded in offering me the benefit of your erudition and experience that I’m moved to reciprocate. I’ve been a communicator as a teacher, preacher, author, and broadcaster for 33 years, and my experience will … Read more
Musk’s AI Invents New Work for Idle Hands to Do
The true problems of looming mass AI-facilitated unemployment may not be financial and practical but psychological and spiritual.