My Visit with Sister Wilhelmina
I recently returned from a trip to Gower, Missouri to venerate Sister Wilhelmina, founder of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, and an incorrupt.
Defending the Papacy Against the Orthodox, Sedevacantists, and Hyperpapalists (Guest: Erick Ybarra)
Defending the papacy has always been a primary obligation of Catholics engaging in apologetics, but in the era of a weak pope, it becomes particularly challenging. We’ll give practical tips on how to take on all challengers.
Love is Stronger than Death
The killing of police officer Jonathan Diller demonstrates the power of evil in this world. But there is something more powerful still.
Good Friday “Antisemitism” and the Conversion of the Jews
There is no salvation outside the Church, and Christ is King and always will be. To hold fast to those truths is not antisemitic; it is, instead, orthodox Catholic belief.
Sin: Fighting Against Our True Nature
Sin consists of the refusal to submit, to follow the form given us in being. It is to thwart the whole trajectory of our nature.
How to Inspire Catholic Men (Guest: Michael Mason)
The Catholic Church is undergoing a crisis of masculinity. Most parishes are dominated by women, and men are rarely at the forefront of spiritual leadership in a parish. What can be done to reinstate men as spiritual leaders?
Whatever Happened to Lent?
A New Idea of Lent has invaded the entire Church. A gauzy altruism has taken the place of a rigorous program of penance and prayer.
Who Are “The Poor” Anyway?
Well-meaning Christians can sometimes struggle with exercising the prudence required of being a steward of wealth in making concrete determinations of where and to whom to give.
Hope for Catholic Ireland
Irish Catholicism was never what Americans thought it was. Understanding what it was will explain why it is what it is today and why there is hope for its future.
Preach the Gospel Always, Use Insults if Necessary
A harsh rebuke, even an insult, might be necessary at times to save our fellow men from a path to damnation.
Hilaire Belloc and the Catholic Cultural Revival
Hilaire Belloc helped lead a Catholic revival in England that was hugely influential in the growth of the Catholic presence in the wider culture.
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
We are all experts when it comes to temptation, but sadly we are all failures at it as well.
A Lenten Grail Quest
Ecclesiastical and political conditions make this Lenten season even more penitential, with no promise that anything shall be solved anytime soon.
Don’t Just Pray and Work—Read
A forgotten part of the Benedictine life is what many modern Catholics are missing.
The Birds, the Temple, and the Pilgrims
As even birds desire to build their nests in the presence of God, how much more reason do we have to journey ever closer to God and His presence.
Why Religious Indifference is Deadly
8 out of every 10 Catholics believe that other religions can lead to eternal life. How does this religious indifference impact the Catholic Church’s ability to live out her mission to convert the entire world to Catholicism?
The Real Absence of Virtual Services
The Church does not think “virtual” participation is “real participation” in the way the Church understands it.
An Open Letter to Our Spiritual Fathers
Fathers, please preach boldly about sin and demand excellence in the spiritual life.
The Manosphere Doesn’t Solve the Masculinity Crisis
The crisis of masculinity is not that men have ceased to do strenuous things. Rather, the crisis is the fact that men have been told there is nothing worth doing strenuous things for.