The Biological Adventure Clock
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry sets an example for men still looking for adventure in the world.
Our Lady of Akita: Did Our Lady Really Appear in Japan?
Last week on the Feast of the Assumption, Sister Agnes Sasagawa, a Japanese nun who claimed to see the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Akita, passed away. We’ll take a closer look at the details surrounding her life and visions.
We Need to Bring Back Forty Hours
To fulfill the promise of the National Eucharistic Congress, dioceses and parishes need to bring back the Forty Hours Devotion.
Seeking the Stylite
Modern man seeks noise, distraction, adulation, and attention; but solitude and silence are the rare spiritual treasures we should seek.
Parishes Preparing Their People for…What Exactly?
The typical Catholic parish today asks almost nothing from its parishioners, and provides very little in return.
The Christian Approach to Sports
For some, the state of modern sports is enough to write off the whole enterprise of sports as a waste of time or a conciliation with decadent modern culture. But I believe this is shortsighted.
Praying with Protestants
Does the Church teach that Catholics cannot pray in common with non-Catholic Christians? A look at the history of this teaching.
Keeping Catholicism Weird
Being a faithful Catholic in the modern world seems weird to those who have embraced the modernist radical materialism that permeates so much of the culture.
Why Are Young Catholics More Conservative? (Guest: Fr. Gabriel Mosher, OP)
Recent news stories have highlighted that young Catholics—both clergy and laity—are increasingly conservative. We’ll look at the reasons behind that growing trend.
They Hated the Eucharistic Congress and Loved the Olympic Blasphemy
To lefty Catholics, the great evil is “conservatism,” so they will support anything that opposes it, and criticize anything that advances it.
Vatican II: For Better or For Worse
When Pope John XXIII should have been calling Catholics to repentance, prayer, and sacrifice, he decided to call a Council to do the impossible.
The World Has Gone Insane
The last month has been a relentless onslaught of crazy news stories, with the world seeming to be falling apart. We’ll take a look at the latest news and also discuss how Catholics properly fight for the Truth while maintaining our peace in Christ.
If All Are Saved, What Happens to the Drama of Life?
Believing that Christ will save everyone calls into question the very meaning of life itself.
On (Un)Civil Discourse
One of the purposes of politics is persuasion. We are not persuading others when we call them names and insult them.
The Descent into the Mist of Catholic Writing
Catholic authors rarely speak of the untamed countryside in them. Their job is to write, not explain how. But their stories often come from low-clouded and cold places in them.
The Injustice of an Irreverent Mass
Carelessly-celebrated Masses are still all-too-common, wherein the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is reduced to a kumbaya session.
Reparation for a “Pride Mass”: An Insider’s Look
I prayed in reparation outside a Pride Mass at a Catholic Church. Here’s what I saw.
Are We All Pelagians Now?
For many modern followers of Pelagius, getting into Heaven is nothing more than a self-help enterprise, the result of simply willing the good, bypassing the need for grace along the way.
Why Is Everyone Unhappy? (Guest: Fr. Robert J. Spitzer)
We live in a fundamentally unhappy time. Modern life and modern culture have led many to be profoundly unhappy and to seek happiness in many directions. How do we truly find happiness?