Keep AI out of the Choir Loft
AI’s role in the choir loft should never replace the real men and women who sing “unto the Lord a new song” and tell “of his salvation from day to day.”
America and Europe: Where Are They Bound?
There are parallels and differences between America and Europe—and overall is the mutually shared situation in the Catholic Church, which affects and is affected by the political scene on both continents.
Donald Trump’s Election and the Shift Toward Sanity
After his victory, Donald Trump is becoming a pop-culture phenomenon and support for him is becoming more public each day.
Can We Have More Children Please?
A nation unwilling to augment its own population with generous allotments of children will not survive. Nor does it deserve to.
The Original Sin of Transhumanism: The Desire to Be Like God
Transhumanism is a phenomenon that cannot be reduced to a science or an ideology or a philosophy or a secular religion. It is the spirit that pervades our time and that spirit is anti-Christian.
Pushing Buttons—Off and Otherwise
The truth is, you are not the same without the Internet. Rather than it being unsafe to go phoneless, the last few years have seen an exponential growth of data regarding the dangers of technology use.
Childhood Be Damned
When I think of my own childhood and youth, it occurs to me that my happiest hours were rarely spent indoors, certainly not in school, nor at home in front of the television.
“Pope Joan” Smear Returns with a Vengeance: Conclave’s Hermaphroditic Pope
The contrived “shocker” ending of “Conclave” hearkens back to the legend of Pope Joan, which has always been a favorite of the disaffected and rabidly anti-Catholic Protestants.
The Unsung Shakespeare
Why should one of the most famous people in history be featured as one of the unsung heroes of Christendom? Perhaps because most people do not perceive Shakespeare as a hero of Christendom.
Opus Dei: Monsters, Dupes, and Slaves?
Gareth Gore’s new book “Opus” is full of malevolence and divides Opus Dei into three parts: monsters, dupes, and slaves.
Keeping the Byrd in Captivity
William Byrd’s career and art reflect what a Catholic artist can do in and in spite of an environment largely hostile to the faith of our fathers.
The Unappreciated Parallels Between Am I Racist? and The Screwtape Letters
One aspect of “Am I Racist?” that has yet to receive any attention is how closely it aligns with the apologetic style of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.
The Protestant Work Ethic vs. the Catholic Siesta
A society based on the Protestant Work Ethic, a society with no siestas, is an anti-human society that treats human beings like machines.
Living in a Conviction-less Age
Christians’ lack of conviction was the catalyst for Christ being removed from the cultural throne of the West. Instead, we have accepted a bland, banal, suburban counterfeit that requires very little sacrifice or suffering.
Coming Home
For Catholics, it is not simply the church or churches of our childhood or youth that are home. It is every Catholic Church or Chapel from whence the sacraments are administered.
Cultural Fragmentation and the Need for a New Catholic Renaissance
Today, as we confront an era of ideological polarization, social fragmentation, and a pervasive sense of disorientation, the question arises: Is this another moment that calls for a Catholic renaissance?
Go Forth in Dance
The animosity toward dancing found in some traditionalist Catholic communities reveals an imagination that is deeply out of touch with our Christian culture.
Saved Through Childbearing
Children have a way of stretching you beyond what you think you can bear. They are both blessing and cross; joy you never thought you could experience and pain you wish you never did.
Changing the World, One Outfit at a Time
From public streets, restaurants, and yes, our beloved Catholic parishes, nothing is sacred anymore. And this wholesale lack of respect starts—and in my opinion ends—with how we dress for our respective days.
The Biological Adventure Clock
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry sets an example for men still looking for adventure in the world.
