Transforming the Culture
Education is not the sole answer when it comes to forming good habits – we need to create a culture that rewards good behavior and punishes bad behavior.
How Catholics Should Respond to Suicide Survivors
In efforts aimed at consoling the suffering and in saving souls, it is crucial to know the real danger that any initiatives to alleviate the pain and anguish of suicide survivors that depart from Catholic doctrine can be.
The Theology of Thanksgiving
When we celebrate the Thanksgiving Meal of the Eucharist, we thank God for our deliverance from the bondage of sin and give thanks for Christ the Passover Lamb who was slain.
The Terror of Tenderness
Kindness, American style, detached from the Man upon the cross, has turned sour and sickly. It can justify anything.
Make Advent Great Again
Advent is the forgotten liturgical season, lost in the secular Christmas season insanity. What can we do to reclaim Advent, to help us be truly prepared for the coming of Christ at Christmas?
The Forgotten Virtue of Patriotism
We are not called to flee the battle for our native land, our heritage, and our culture. We must not forget the virtue of patriotism.
The Role of Fathers in Their Daughters’ Lives (Guest: Leah Darrow)
The role of a father in a woman’s life cannot be overestimated. Today we’ll talk to a woman whose father was a great example to her about what fathers should do to be good fathers for their daughters. We’ll also look at what women can do who might not have had the best fathers.
A Catholic School Moment?
Catholic schools in the United States are having a moment. For decades, enrollment in Catholic schools was in decline. However, enrollment is now up and most of the increase in enrollment can be explained by the utter failure of public-school systems.
The Heresy of Racial Theology
Race-based theology represents a direct attack on the very heart of Christianity, and certainly Catholicism.
The Loss of the Heart of a Human Community
Every closing of a church is a knife to the heart of a real human community. In Canada the people feel it more keenly perhaps than in America. You did more than meet your neighbors at Mass; you met fellow travelers on the way to the four last things.
Catholic and Going to College? Get a Spouse in Addition to a Degree
Marrying a college sweetheart does not inoculate you against serious disorders, heartaches, and, of course, the evil of divorce. But it can contribute positively to a life well-lived in many ways.
Suffering Within the Domestic Church
My trial with cancer has become that primer for our family. Through it, we are learning how to suffer and are growing in a deeper understanding and appreciation of the beauty of the cross.
Mothers of Men
One of the key places where modernity went wrong was in its belief that education is a gender-neutral activity. Boys in particular suffer from this error.
Memento Mori: Thoughts of Death and Rebirth in a Reminiscent Season
The practice of “memento mori” – remembering our own eventual deaths – might be a cause for anxiety. But for the Christian, it should be a means of peace.
What About the Unmarginalized?
The pews are emptying in part because of the almost monopolistic harping about the marginalized.
The Illusion of “Brain Death”
Are “brain-dead” patients truly dead or, rather, severely disabled but living human persons? This distinction is literally a matter of life or death, and it is a matter of practical significance for every American who has a driver’s license.
You Cannot Serve God and Mammon
Mammon is properly not “served” but “used.” It is a thing. It serves a purpose: acquiring goods that better human life. If we “use” mammon for that purpose, it’s good; if we “serve” mammon, we make a tool which should be our servant our master.
Being Alert to Singularity
Singularity is the sin of taking satisfaction in flying above my neighbor, running ahead of the crowd, wandering off the beaten track in my prayer life, my devotion, and my spirituality.
The Skies Are Darkening
As the storm approaches, I have a strange kind of calm. I know that my wife and my children love me, so that’s all right; and I do trust that they know I love them. But a man wants something other than that. We need to be needed.
You Are Your Child’s Teacher
The great deceit of modernity is the outsourcing of parenting and education to the state, principally through the school system, with the expectation that children will not have divided loyalty.