The Whole Point Is the Hidden Point
In response to the suggestion that political corruption and gerrymandering have made civic participation pointless, Catholics should remember that the greatest points are often hidden in pointlessness.
There’s Some Good in This Church and It’s Worth Fighting For
Seeing the good happening in the Church is a necessary part of responding to the bad.
A New and Different College Arises (Guest: Jacob Imam)
A new Catholic college is starting up this year, and it promises to offer a very different kind of education.
Marital Debt: No Need for a Name Change
We need not fear the name “marital debt,” and there is good reason to keep it as it is.
One Man’s Resolution for This New Year
My resolution for the New Year: neither to forget nor to fail in any way to remind others of the truth that we are made for God.
Be a Pell
Rather than put our hopes in a mighty champion like Cardinal Pell, it seems God wants us to realize our own strength as baptized Christians, and we can be Pell-ish ourselves.
Facing the Whirlwind with a Wiseman
Perhaps the Catholic Church seems under collapse because it has forsaken the prayer of its archetypes. Aged Englishman and mystical theologian David Torkington would say as much.
Adopting a Medieval-Peasant Mindset
When tempted to unrighteous anger at what is beyond our control, we should follow the example of some saintly and joyful medieval peasant.
Worship for God…or for Us?
The primary focus of Catholic worship, unlike Protestant worship, is to be directed toward God, not the people.
What Do You Think of When You Think of January 6th?
The importance of January 6th as the Feast of the Epiphany has been lost due to the events of three years ago as well as the moving of the feast to a convenient Sunday.
Contraception: The Cause of All Our Problems
The divorce of the sexual act from procreation has led to all our problems regarding sexuality today.
It Is Your Turn to Awaken the Sleeping Beauty
“All who truly love the bridal Church have the capacity, in their time, place, situation, to awaken the sleeping beauty with a kiss.”
2024: The Path Forward for Catholics
Catholics have been debating how to react to the crisis in the Church for some time now: Should we ignore Rome and focus on our family/parish/community? Or should we actively resist the scandals and corruptions coming from the Vatican?
The End of Athletics
Athletics are moving further and further from their true end: virtue and quality time with our children.
Welcome to 2024: Enter More Crises
How does one begin when we know that crisis is on the horizon and there is seemingly nothing we can do about it?
Memory and Mass
Christianity did not entirely disavow the ancient idea of memory, but instead baptized it, most perfectly in the re-presentation of the sacrifice of Calvary.
Defending the Christ Child
A new theology of sexual disorientation supersedes that of the natural order of things as the Christ child revealed.
Feasts of the Saints: The Magical Multiplication of Food at Christmas
Did a Jesuit priest really recreate the Feeding of the Five Thousand in a Mexican rubbish dump on Christmas Day 1972? Or are such “Miracles of Abundance” better understood as providing the faithful with food for thought in purely symbolic terms?
What Will You Get Jesus for His Birthday?
The thought that Christ wanted me at a time when I was so displeased with myself was sobering, relieving, and enough to inspire a few silent tears