Materialists Against the Material World
What is at stake in our current controversies regarding male and female? Nothing less than creation itself.
Chivalry vs. the Culture
The “backpack hero” and the subway defender show that chivalry is not dead, even while our society tries to destroy it.
The Rise of Catholic Cancel Culture
Cancel culture dominates our public discussions, and it’s growing within Catholicism. What does it mean to “cancel” someone and is it the Christian thing to do?
Trusting the Experts Is a Sign of Spiritual Decline
Our society is no longer looking to God, Scripture, and tradition for answers to life’s most meaningful questions, but we were replacing such authorities with a new deity: the “Experts.”
Are We Willing to Defend Our Faith?
If Catholic conviction about Christ, grounded in history from the time of the first stirrings of the Church’s life on the day of Pentecost, is true, then we’re all obliged to defend it.
Seeds of Adoration
In our culture nearly all vestiges of adoration of any kind have been removed. So do we even know what we are doing when we say we are adoring?
The Secret to Overcoming Today’s Crisis: Sacred Scripture (Guest: Dr. John Bergsma)
I’m convinced that one of the best ways to overcome the crisis in the Church today is for Catholics to dive into Sacred Scripture. A new online program is designed to help Catholics to do just that.
Do We Need a Data-Driven Church?
Celebrity pastor Rick Warren argues for doctrinal and disciplinal innovations based on polling data. Catholics would do well to be suspicious of following his lead.
Homage to a Culture Warrior
With the death of St. Augustine Press founder Bruce Fingerhut, Christendom lost a great culture warrior.
The Death of Catholic Apologetics?
The art of apologetics—giving a reasoned defense of the faith—has always been part of Catholic evangelization. After hitting a lull in the 1970’s and 1980’s it revived in the 1990’s and beyond. But it seems that today Catholic apologetics is becoming less effective. Why is that?
Mourning the Discovery of Hidden Vice Without Falling Into Prurience
The guilty plea of Fr. James Jackson, FSSP points to the mystery of iniquity, and is a caution to both his most zealous defenders and his strongest critics.
The Flight From Reality
We are anchored to earth, yet we must aim for heaven, orchestrating our lives in a kind of rhythmic movement between these two orders of being.
The Problems with Fidelity Month
Organizers of Fidelity Month say its message is inclusive and that everyone can come along, and this is quite obviously true; even the trannies can come along. But sometimes you must draw lines.
Can the Incorrupt Body of Sister Wilhelmina Save the World?
There’s good reason to think that God is speaking to humanity through the uncorrupted corpse of Sister Wilhelmina.
Yearning for a Patriarchy
We are trying to build a society without fathers, and the results are disastrous.
Correcting Illusions of Reform
A new book gathers the counter-arguments made against a recent attack on the traditional Latin Mass.
Forming Our Kids Through Movies
Parents can use “movie night” with their kids to teach valuable lessons on how to live as Catholics.
The Anti-Body “Harvesting” of Dead People’s Tattoos
The latest fad of “harvesting” the tattoos of dead people is another sign of our culture’s disrespect for the human body.
Overcoming Pride Month
Catholics are starting to fight back against Pride Month, resisting the dominant forces that demand we endorse sin and corrupt our kids. What practical steps can we take this year to overcome the deadliest of months?