St. Ignatius of Antioch on Obeying the Bishop
St. Ignatius of Antioch sounds the great theme of unity, especially around the person of the bishop, the visible sign of God’s presence and power in this world.
Too Many Saints Looking for Work!
Think about all the saints in Heaven who have never had big followings, or have simply been forgotten by us on this side of the veil. They are waiting there for you and me to ask for their intercession.
Clarity Amid Calamity: A Catholic Perspective on the Israel-Hamas War
We must temper our passions, which are naturally aroused by the horrifying butchery perpetrated by Hamas and its allies. We must pursue clarity amid calamity, especially since the crisis is not at our doorstep.
Why Franciscan University Needs to Build a Beautiful Chapel
The decision to scrap a beautifully-designed chapel at Franciscan University of Steubenville was short-sighted and reflects a confusing set of priorities.
Understanding Pope Francis’ Response to Same-Sex Union Blessings
Should the Church allow same-sex unions to be blessed it would be an empty mercy—a mercy that cannot save because it is a “mercy” divorced from the truth of Christ.
America Must Stay Out of Other Nations’ Ethnic Conflicts
The same pitfalls of well-meaning Americans going on the internet and crying for the United States to involve itself in ethnic conflicts applies just as well in the case of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as in the case of Ukraine.
Just a Little Compromise Won’t Hurt, Will it?
Exhaustion from battle is settling into many orthodox Catholics, leading them to wonder if they should compromise on same-sex issues.
Whither the Synod?
The Synod organizers themselves don’t really know where any of this is going, but we’re all supposed to be on the way anyway.
Can Governments Increase Family Size?
Many Catholic commentators urge governments to economically incentivize childbearing. However, the early returns on such incentives disappoint.
How Pope Francis Is Inadvertently Developing the Doctrine of the Papacy
By his abuse of Catholics’ already-unhealthy overemphasis on the papacy, Pope Francis is leading many of them to now look more closely at the underlying official teaching.
Secularization of Exorcisms and the Catholic Position
Exorcisms are powerful sacramentals that can liberate people, objects, and places from the power of evil.
Five Ways to Stop Modernity From Ravaging Your Mind
What practical steps can we take to stop modernity from ravaging our minds via the internet and the reality distortion that comes with it?
Laudate Deum: Pope Francis’ Mistaken Apocalypse
Like popes of old, Francis speaks of a coming apocalypse, but unlike his predecessors, his view is natural rather than supernatural.
Rome Is Falling! Rome Is Falling!
The next papal election will be more important than the next presidential election.
The Magical Mystery Magisterium and the Hermeneutic of Hermeneutics
Within the pope’s response to the recent dubia there is a statement that threatens to undermine the Church’s ability to make definitive definitions about doctrine.
Forgotten Fathers of Child Loss
Fathers are supposed to be the strong ones. The one whose shoulder his wife cries upon. The one who seems unfazed by suffering as he hides his pain from others because few will understand. But whose shoulder does he cry upon?
The New Religion of Synodality
The concept of Synodality is threatening to replace Catholicism as the religion of the Catholic Church.
Saints Walking Among Us
Gaining a cozy, daily familiarity with a handful of the old saints can alleviate some of the depression and loneliness we might feel in the present often unfriendly environment of our Church.
Westminster Cathedral Ends 50 Years of Masses for the Latin Mass Society
The cancellation of the decades-long biannual celebration of traditional Latin Mass at Westminster Cathedral appears to be another attempt to marginalize traditional Catholics.
The Apparel Oft Proclaims the Man
Dress that doesn’t care, dress that reveals, dress that disconnects us from the noble are all signs of dysphoria and displacement.