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?
The Priest as Hercules
A perfect metaphor for the classical priest is Hercules. Sadly, the Modern priest happily sees himself as Shirley Temple, steering not the mighty Barque of Peter but the Good Ship Lollipop.
A New Wave in Catholic Education
A growing new wave in Catholic post-high-school education demonstrates a changing view of its purpose. Six new schools in particular reflect this change.
Mere Tradition
Tradition, before it is a theology or a movement, is a mood and memory. It begins in the heart and imprints itself on your soul.
The Difference Between a Good Man and a Saint
The saint, on the surface, may be all the things the respectable man is not—a holy fool, or a man of contradiction and uncouthness. He is always “a bit much.”