We Become the Symbol
Wedding “unity” ceremonies, while well-intentioned, often replace sustenance with ritual and sentimentality.
Toward a Liberal Traditionalism
“Active participation” in the liturgy has caused endless controversy in the West. Perhaps it’s time to look to the Christian East for a way forward.
You Have a Fast Car
The fast car stands for breaking away, breaking free. We’ve been there, burdened down by responsibilities, struggling paycheck to paycheck, living in a poor part of town, looking for a better life—will things ever get better?
Men: Do You Want to Be Part of the Church Impotent or the Church Militant?
What we need is a men’s group for men who don’t like men’s groups.
That Dangerous Catholic Court
The six Catholics on the Supreme Court are causing crazed and anti-Catholic responses from the Chattering Classes.
The Moral Cowardice of Ignoring Trans Adults
If we accept that mutilation is unhealthy and harmful—shouldn’t we be willing to say so, even if it’s an adult receiving it?
The Christian Imperative for Community
In the midst of today’s darkness, Christians must find community, for without it, no Christian will be able to stand against the tide.
Brendan Had Three Babies
A boy with Down Syndrome and leukemia who died at the age of 16 has left an amazing legacy.
Religion: Stuck in the Throats of the Elite
Our nation’s elites demand religion be pushed to the corners of society, given little voice and fewer rights.
Seeing the Good Seeds Amidst the Weeds
With a cacophony of problems surrounding us, it’s difficult to hear the beautiful symphony the Holy Spirit is still conducting in the Church.
The Elephant in the Room: Abortion and Sex
Abortion seems necessary to many in our society because they are deeply committed to the view that sex is something that most human beings just can’t do without.
Awaiting the End
At the end of our lives the yearning for God innate in all of us is more and more revealed.
In the Age of AI, “Even the Very Elect Will Be Deceived”
AI may have reason and logic on its side. But it undermines not only theistic understandings of the soul and human spirit, of love and free will, but also the very essence of these transcendental pillars.
The Trans Controversy: American Bishops Face a Divided Nation and a Divided Church
Our bishops cannot ignore the percolating civil war brewing in America over trans ideology.
St. Elsewhere: Italy’s New Religion of the Internet
A new online Italian pseudo-religion reveals that the web itself has become a kind of vehicle for worshiping the modern-day cult of the sacred self.
Bishop Strickland: Laying His Life Down for His Sheep
Like Christ, Bishop Strickland understands the duty of a shepherd is to become, unhesitatingly, a victim for his sheep.
How Catholic Are the Catholic Schools?
In an effort to compete with public schools, Catholic schools are flirting with apostasy by adopting modern education methods, which are intrinsically materialistic and disordered.
The Surprising Life and Music of Catholic Composer Anton Bruckner
Austrian composer Anton Bruckner, a devout Catholic, was something of an odd man, but the beauty of his innovative and monumental sacred music deserves to be unpacked and considered by Catholics today.
Does Jesus Love You Just the Way You Are?
You see, Jesus does not love us just the way we are. He pities the way we are.
To Catch a Killer
Enforcing the small laws can lead to a reduction of violations of the big laws, not on the basis of “broken windows” theory but a Catholic theology of sin.