Mystical Passion vs. Love and Responsibility
Comparisons between Cardinal Fernandez’s salacious book and Pope John Paul II’s brilliant personalistic book fall short in every way.
Augustine’s Problem Is Our Problem
Christianity is not a philosophical abstraction, filled only with interesting ideas. It revolves around a Person who must be embraced.
A Neglected Novelist
It would be good for today’s Catholics to know more about Maurice Baring and to discover what they’ve been missing in their ignorance of his work.
From Judaism to Jesus
St. Ignatius of Antioch saw the Judaizers as a complete rejection of Jesus Christ.
Hellfire is Realer Than Real
To believe the sophistry that belief in a fiery Hell or a monstrous demon is irrational or unfitting of a reasonable Christian is the height of demonic pride.
Can a Catholic Support “Absolute Savagery”?
El Salvador’s president has used “absolute savagery” to successfully crush that country’s gangs. Is it worth the cost?
The Church Is Not Ruled by a Plebiscite
Sin does not grow sweet by majority practice; truth is not altered by a vote. The Church is not a political party.
How Colleges Have Made Themselves Useless
Cultural relativism and dissolved objective academic standards have made higher education’s decline inevitable.
Pope Francis Is the Pope He Was Waiting For
The Church under Pope Francis has become infiltrated by the strange ideological connotations found among communist-sympathizing Liberation Theologians.
Javier Milei: A Thorn in the Globalists’ Side
Argentina President Javier Milei went into the belly of the beast—the World Economic Forum—and denounced everything that organization stands for.
Is Abstaining From Voting Sinful?
The cynicism that skepticism about the integrity of the political system should make us absent ourselves from the process can’t be the answer.
The Whole Point Is the Hidden Point
In response to the suggestion that political corruption and gerrymandering have made civic participation pointless, Catholics should remember that the greatest points are often hidden in pointlessness.
The Wrath of God and the Death Penalty: On Blessings and Prudence
While sexual immorality no longer requires the civil punishment of death, such natural-moral-law violations still bring spiritual death to the souls of those who willingly engage in it.
The Pro-Life Movement and the “Weakness” of Christ
While activist efforts are certainly important in the pro-life movement, just how much are we relying upon our own wisdom and strength when it comes to fighting these battles?
The Good News About Fiducia Supplicans
Fiducia Supplicans does, as Cardinal Fernández and Pope Francis hoped it would, provide clarity; it just isn’t the clarity they wanted.
The Beatles and the F-Bomb
A look back at a tense Beatles recording session reveals much about how our culture has degraded.
“The Catholic Church is not the Pope’s Church and Catholics are therefore not papists but Christians”: An Exclusive Interview with Cardinal Gerhard Müller
Cardinal Müller addresses the nature of papal infallibility, the limits of papal authority, and the possibility of a heretical pope.
The European Conservative: An Appreciation
Two things make The European Conservative stand out among other publications: its high-profile writers contributing top-notch content combined with its sleek and classy presentation.
Let’s Call Out Dirty Old Men Again
One cannot speak against the acts that used to be called deviant and perverse because those very acts are being mainstreamed and normalized by all the powers that be.
The Crown and Empty Churches
Should the Church “modernize” by becoming more like everyone else? Or, should she hold fast to her ancient, otherworldly beliefs, morals, and rituals?