A Little Discrimination Can Go a Long Way
There are certainly lies and lifestyles that discerning Catholics should discriminate, insofar as they are unhealthy and not conducive to human happiness and fulfillment.
The Lies They Continue to Tell About Donald Trump
I knew instantly it was false when Cassidy Hutchinson told the January 6th committee that Trump tried to hijack the presidential SUV and, in the process, choked a Secret Service agent.Â
Roe Overturned: The Joy, the Sorrow, and What Else Needs to Be Overturned
Roe is not just a legal opinion, nor is it simply a political issue. Roe v. Wade is a philosophy. Roe is over, but the philosophy of Roe is still here. And it is the philosophy of Roe that also needs to be culturally overturned.Â
These Are Again the Times That Try Men’s Souls
Though we have achieved a victory, these are still the times that try men’s souls. The-end-justifies-the-means Left has been dealt a blow; but like Bilbo in the cave of Smaug this is just the awakening.
The Lost Symbolism of the Liturgy
The pope warns against aestheticism. Rightly so. Aestheticism is to a full experience of beauty as sentimentality is to profound and genuine feeling. But it is not aestheticism to long for beauty, as it is not sentimental to long for love.
Remembering Our Beloved Dead
Our nation was built upon countless and nameless patriots who sacrificed for the country they loved.
What is Pope Francis’s Problem with Eastern Europe?
In the latest consistory, Pope Francis yet again snubbed Eastern Europe of new cardinals, in spite of the fact that Eastern Europe has carried the mantle of Catholicism in Europe for some time now.
The Mechanization of Man
Many workers have became no more than an interchangeable cog in a machine to their employer. They are paid as little as possible while conversely being forced to do as much work as possible for as long as possible in order to maximize profits.
Today’s Tyrannical Government Contradicts the Declaration’s Self-Evident Truths
Jefferson and the founders weren’t imagining a welfare state devoted to safety, tolerance, and compliance; instead, they wanted to outline a system that maximized self-government and subsidiarity.
When the Majority Shouldn’t Rule
Many of the ancient world’s best and brightest—Plato and Aristotle in particular—held democracy to be among the worst possible forms of government because the great majority of men and women are ruled not by their reason but by their passions.
By What Authority? in a Nutshell
“By What Authority” brings the period of the Tudor Terror to life in a way that is hardly possible in a non-fictional historical narrative. We get to know the characters as they come to terms with the tyrannous time in which they’re living.
Celebrating Abnormal Behavior
There is a good reason why things get worse and not better for them who celebrate the abnormal.
What the Overturning of Roe Means Outside America
The monumental Dobbs ruling will have an influence far beyond the shores of America.
Covid Jabs Revealed Hidden Pro-life Heroes
The Lord honored the sacrifices of many nameless pro-lifers who were willing to risk their jobs and even careers to stand with the unborn.
Beyond Bumper-Sticker Theology
The Faith dies a little with each desperate reductionism—with each attempt to convince rationalists that reason can comfortably be abandoned in favor of faith because, well, shut up!
Another Win for Religious Freedom
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District represents another victory for religious freedom and pushes back against the idea that religion must be invisible in the United States.
Catholics: Don’t Cancel Your Friends and Family
In an era where everyone is willing to cancel even their friends and family members over political disagreements, Catholics must always be willing to forgive and move on.
Whither the March for Life?
Should we continue to have the March for Life on January 22nd? Should we even continue to have a national March for Life?
A Plan to Defund Planned Parenthood
It is time for pro-life state legislators to halt funding to all abortion providers by redirecting federal funds to services helping pregnant mothers.
Thanks Be to God… and to President Trump
We must give thanks to God for this tremendous victory in the cause of the sanctity of human life. But thanks must also go to Donald Trump.
