Is AI “Sacred” Art Actually Sacrilegious?
Sacred art is a uniquely human participation in the divine creative work, made possible by the fact that human beings are made in the image and likeness of God.
On the Trail of Ignatius
The life of St. Ignatius of Antioch was connected to other great figures in the early Church, not least being St. John the Evangelist.
The Death of a Boy and the Founding of Families
Nine-year-old Michael Harrill inspired everyone who saw him bravely fight a year-long battle against a pediatric cancer called neuroblastoma.
A Tale of Two Styles: Why Modesty Matters
Modesty isn’t just about clothes, it’s about the state of our hearts, but what we wear says something about us and how we view the world.
Progress!
In this land we live in now, people are so dis-integrated that they have often no love for the bodies God gave them but, instead, must have them mutilated, just as their families so often have been.
Alarms About the St. Michael Prayer
The idea that it is wrong to pray the St. Michael Prayer after Mass is only something that could be believed by a rubricist out of touch with reality.
Performative Catholicism
Once society allows individuals to claim an identity grounded exclusively in emotion or desire, anyone can claim to be a practicing Catholic no matter their beliefs or actions.
The Ongoing Debate Over Dignitatis Humanae
The ambiguity of Dignitatis Humanae could lead to an end of the debate surrounding it.
Was John the Baptist “Welcoming”?
Since “welcoming” is a contemporary obsession of some ecclesiastics, and Vatican II instructed us to better ground our theology in Sacred Scripture, we can profit from examining John the Baptist’s approach to “welcoming.”
The True Spirit of Scouting
I derived a huge number of benefits from my participation in scouting, but at a time when it has morphed into something unrecognizable, I cannot help but want to muse on what scouting really means.
How to Destroy a State With the Help of the Church
As liberal lawmakers destroyed the state of New York, Catholic Church leaders stood by and assisted in its demise.
What Exactly Are Conservatives Conserving?
Conservatives have lost cultural battle after cultural battle over the decades, and now many of them want to conserve those losses.
The Power of Theme Songs
Throughout music history, popular tunes have formed the basis of arrangements, fantasias, and variation suites.
Loving the Obese
The accusation that Anthony’s song is not loving one’s neighbor misses the point. The blunt observations are, indeed, an act of charity, in that they expose both material and spiritual realities.
The Death and Resurrection of the Catholic Sense
Those out there who think it is wrong to explain why sacrilege, abomination, and immodesty are, in fact, bad, I have one question: What happened to you?
Does Pope Francis Have a Double Standard for Africa?
Pope Francis condemns Europeans for not taking in more African Muslim immigrants, but says little about the plight of persecuted African Christians at the hands of Muslims.
Cardinal Ratzinger on Why Pro-lifers Are Losing Referenda Like Ohio’s Issue One
Cardinal Ratzinger’s prophecy about a “new oligarchy” who decide what is modern and progressive is coming to pass before our eyes.
Trump Is Running—With the GOP, or Against It
If by some chance Donald Trump loses the GOP nomination, he’s likely to run as an independent candidate, thus throwing the whole election into even further chaos.
In Defense of Anti-Feminism
We can recognize and appreciate the gifts of both sexes without abolishing gender or espousing rigid gender roles—but we need the anti-feminism movement to do it.
The Last Temptation of the Lay Apologist
Lay apologists today, because of the media environment and other circumstances in society, face temptations that their predecessors did not; primary among them is the clickbait temptation.