The Triumph of Sentimentality: An Argentinian Film, Tom Wolfe, and Marriage
Appalling, sloppy sentimentality pervades Hollywood, best-selling books, soap operas, women’s magazines, and popular culture generally.
The Saved—and Suddenly Orphaned
Thousands of young people who have been rescued from the danger of human trafficking are losing their spiritual father.
Don’t Let the Gs Dump the Ts
Andrew Sullivan wants the LGBs to dump at least the most radical portions of the Ts. And we cannot let him.
The Left and the Right Are Both Wrong About Racism in America
While the Left wrongly sees racism everywhere, the Right ignores the generational impact of historical racism in our country.
Summer as an Image of Eternity in a Workaday World
Our surrender of summer as a golden time to soak up a life of being instead of doing to the workaday demands of the 40-hour week is a grave disservice to children.
Pope Francis’ View of Truth
There is a legitimate doctrinal pluralism, but how can the Church distinguish legitimate from illegitimate ways of expressing the faith without distinguishing truth and falsity?
The Silence of Friendship
The silence of old friendship; a common trope in literature, perhaps a trite cliché. But do we ever practice it?
The Honored Dead
We can debate the morality and prudence of our wars, but we also can be grateful to those who fought and died before most of us were even born.
Moral Theology and the Affirmative Action Decision
What can Catholic moral theology tell us about the rightness—or wrongness— of affirmative action?
JPMorgan’s Progressive, Anti-Faith Agenda
As JPMorgan continues to promote causes antithetical to the faith, conservatives and Catholics must realize that we do not owe the financial behemoth its market share.
Hilaire Belloc Revisited
Trying to encapsulate the scope of Hilaire Belloc’s achievement in a brief essay is akin to trying to capture the immensity of the seas that he sailed in the finiteness of the flagons from which he imbibed.
Drying Your Eyes With the Melancholy Music of Other Ages
In an era of unhealthy melancholy and depression, I would suggest mending our melancholy moods with the melancholy of other, more musically-healthy times.
Sound of Freedom: See the Children
We have a duty to oppose child trafficking, but one imagines that looking too closely might deliver a blow to our psyches from which we couldn’t recover. We need to go see “Sound of Freedom” anyway.
The Devilish Cunning of Fr. James Martin
Fr. James Martin has convinced many people that the Church accepts homosexuality as a practice and that the traditional teachings of the Church—and natural law—on the subject can be cast aside.
Patriarchy vs. Matriarchy
The shouting down of “the patriarchy,” the silencing of men, and the indulging of the vicious have created a “therapeutic society.”
Fidelity in Kigali?
The fourth Global Anglican Futures Conference adopted the “Kigali Commitment,” which was essentially an Anglican declaration of independence from the primacy of Canterbury.
The Problem of Powerless Parishes
The typical Catholic parish does little to lead souls to heaven. It is powerless to protect against the temptations of this world. Putting your trust in it risks your children’s salvation.
June 28 and the Original Gender Defender
As Pride Month 2023 blows itself out with its loud, frothy-mouthed proclamations that demand uncanny and unconditional validation, the voice of Irenaeus booms from the heavens like summer thunder, denying and denouncing their aberrations.
Our Need for Fathers
Fathers do not nurse them or salve children’s wounds like their mothers. We give advice, impart knowledge and skills, jest, and wrestle with them. We also discipline and lead them in right ways.
Our Need for Mothers
The influx of socialist and feminist principles has infiltrated society and leaves many families without the cherishing stability provided by mothers.
