Are We All Schismatics Now?
Today, the word “schismatic” is often thrown as an epithet to describe one’s ecclesial enemies, but the term has a historical meaning that should not be forgotten.
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.
When Bishops Put Obedience Above Charity
The role of a bishop is not to be as obedient as possible; it is to sanctify his people as much as essential obedience allows.
The Growing Feminist Rejection of the Sexual Revolution
Some left-wing feminists are starting to challenge the narrative of the sexual revolution, recognizing that it was, in fact, disastrous for women.
The Multiple Religions Coexisting Within the Catholic Church
The divisions within today’s Church represent not merely conflicting views on how best to practice Catholicism, but conflicting views on what makes Catholicism’s rule of faith.
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.
Covid Regime Takes a Mortal Blow Where It Began: Italy
The election of Giorgia Meloni as the Prime Minister of Italy is sending shockwaves across both the Left and the Right as an opponent of the globalist Elite enjoys widespread support.
The Commoditization of the Faithful
Conflict can lead to fewer butts in the pews and less income for the Church. This can lead to pastors being unwilling to teach challenging things for fear of driving away wealthy donors.
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.
The FBI Is Sending a Message to Pro-Life Catholics
The swatting and arrest of a pro-life activist on Friday sent shockwaves throughout the pro-life community…which is exactly what the FBI intended by their gestapo tactics.
Bring Back the Box
Face-to-face Confession has become the norm. But I can’t help but wonder how many souls have been discouraged in the process. Confession is easily the most intimate spiritual thing imaginable. Is assumed confidentiality really enough?
Pedagogy or Plumbing…Must We Choose?
There can be no reason to commend a college or university to anyone if there is no connection between the life of the campus and the light of truth.
Brideshead Revisited in a Nutshell
The theme of Bridesmaid Revisited is the operation of divine grace on a group of diverse but closely connected characters.
The Unvaccinated Have Won
Justin Trudeau has relented to public pressure and the growing national and international resentment against him and has thusly dropped his insane segregationist vaccine border mandate.
“Inclusive” Flemish Bishops Exclude Christ
The Flemish bishops caused a stir this week by issuing a document outlining a liturgy for blessing same-sex couples. In doing so, they abandon the way of the Lord.
The Anti-Catholic Path of Synodality
The real problem behind the Synod on Synodality is the fatally-flawed underlying presuppositions about how the Church operates and the role of the laity in shaping it.
On Wearing Socks and the Death of the Queen
Before we can have a Christian civilization, we must first have a civilization. We must have rituals and rules. We must have etiquette, a way things are done.
The Blessings of Non-Essential Services
In times of need, we discover that so-called “nonessential services”—which our political and religious leaders denied us two years ago—are actually not so nonessential after all.