What Attracts Homosexuals to the Priesthood?
Why would a young homosexual man today, in a time of general acceptance of homosexuals in all walks of life, choose the priesthood?
Advent Memories of Ireland on Retreat
I once experienced Ireland as being warmed by peat fires, laughter, and locals who rose from benches to sing old emigration songs. But now I saw it covered in what seemed a blanketed indifference and cold-heartedness.
How Detachment from the “Real” Has Impacted the Church
One wonders how different things would be if the prominent Churchmen who have done such damage to the Church had the experience of a more “real” life.
A Culture That Needs the Immaculate Conception
A correct understanding of the power of the Immaculate Conception can immensely aid Catholics in navigating our tumultuous times.
The Pope, the Bishops, and the Church’s Crisis of Trust
Trust in institutions is at an all-time low, and this includes the Catholic Church, whose leaders have done little to generate trust.
Uncovering Corruption in the Church (Guest: Michael Hichborn)
Today’s Church is sadly wracked with corruption. We’ll talk to someone who has spent more than a decade investigating that corruption on what he has found and how he keeps his own faith in the midst of scandal.
Today’s Church Needs a Renaissance Pope
Right now, the Church needs proud leaders devoted to preserving civilization and inspiring excellence. What it doesn’t need are pusillanimous demagogues committed to seeking approval.
Michael Voris and the Perils of Celebrity
Michael Voris helped me on my path toward joining the Catholic Church. I can’t help but find his recent resignation and his own public scandal to be somewhat painful.
The Pink Synod
Certain seminaries became pink palaces, where seminarians and priests commonly shrugged away their vows of chastity, treating such sins with a thoroughly modern wink and a nudge.
The Everlasting Revival
Movements of large-scale change and conversion cannot be manufactured; they must be caught and spread. Programs do not change people. People change other people.Â
Welcome to Muck Island
The sacking of Bishop Strickland brings to mind the sad plot of Brian Moore’s novella “Catholics”.
A Kneeling Theology
When theologians withhold their assent from all that the Church has consistently taught from the very beginning until now, they pretty much leave everything in ruins.
Twilight in Tyler
Many of us heard the voice of a shepherd in Bishop Strickland and moved to Tyler, Texas in response. It’s a gut punch to lose him now.
The Most Insane Reaction to Strickland’s Ousting
Enemies of Bishop Strickland came out in force in the last week, trying to one-up each other in their ludicrous accusations against the good bishop.
Silence in the Face of the Homosexual Infestation of the Clergy
As long as active clergy homosexual activity persists, the Church will continue to fracture and split, where eventually it will all but collapse and disappear.
Who Is to Blame When Catholics Leave the Church?
Some Catholics seem to think that if we all pretend, really really hard, that everything is perfect in the Church, then it will never occur to anyone to leave.
Ruling vs. Leading the Church
In Pope Francis’s favorite book “The Lord of the World,” the fictional pope does not lead but rules the Church. Ecclesiastical power is centralized in his person. The Cardinal Legates are his supervisors of the local Church. Some might see a pattern here.
Living Under a Dictator Pope
The ouster of Bishop Strickland is another example of a lawless pope tyrannizing the Church. But ultimately, what can the average Catholic do about it?
Bishop Strickland Becomes a Victim for the Church He Loves
The removal of Bishop Joseph Strickland is the culmination of a process that began on a cold morning in Baltimore five years ago today.
The Hyperinflation of the Papacy
The role of the papacy in the minds of too many Catholics has morphed from being the center of Church unity to the source of Church teaching.