Bishops Are Doing the Wrong Job
While many bishops are vocal in pro-life political battles, they often misunderstand their particular role in the fight.
We Live Among Barbarians
The vote to enshrine abortion in Ohio should be a revelation to us: we live among barbarians who do not care about human life in the womb.
Minors’ Gender “Transitioning”: Just Askin’
There are a whole host of questions that can be raised to show the inconsistencies of those who advocate for young people to gender “transition.”
Convincing Catholics That Abortion Is a Sacred Act
Pro-abortion forces in Ohio have enlisted Catholics and their most sacred images in an effort to pretend that the Church has suddenly become an ally in the war against the unborn.
War in the Holy Land
The recent attack on Israel by Hamas has led many prominent voices in government and media to call for a substantial response, including an escalation of the conflict to include America and Iran. How should Catholics judge this conflict and America’s role in it?
Illegal Immigration and the Catholic Church: Follow the Money
Is the Church enabling criminality and facilitating the oppression of the immigrants we are hoping to help?
Clarity Amid Calamity: A Catholic Perspective on the Israel-Hamas War
We must temper our passions, which are naturally aroused by the horrifying butchery perpetrated by Hamas and its allies. We must pursue clarity amid calamity, especially since the crisis is not at our doorstep.
America Must Stay Out of Other Nations’ Ethnic Conflicts
The same pitfalls of well-meaning Americans going on the internet and crying for the United States to involve itself in ethnic conflicts applies just as well in the case of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as in the case of Ukraine.
Can Governments Increase Family Size?
Many Catholic commentators urge governments to economically incentivize childbearing. However, the early returns on such incentives disappoint.
The Apparel Oft Proclaims the Man
Dress that doesn’t care, dress that reveals, dress that disconnects us from the noble are all signs of dysphoria and displacement.
The Black Legend of Christian Brutes
In recent years, the secular Left has been working feverishly to turn Christians into violent monsters. We are told that the number one threat of terrorism in America is from the Right.
Pro-lifers on Trial and the Denial of Reality
For the first time ever pro-lifers were accused of employing prayers and hymns as weapons against women seeking abortions. Apparently one need not shoot an abortionist or torch a clinic to be justly accused of violence.
Is Opposition to Illegal Immigration a Sin?
Not only do nations have the right to enact laws that limit immigration but also nations have as their principal obligation to first assure the common welfare of its own citizens.
Heartbeat Laws Are Not a “Terrible Mistake,” President Trump
While president, Donald Trump achieved many pro-life goals. But now he hides in ambiguity, trying to sound ethical while opening a loophole for abortion that should outrage many of his supporters.
The Not So Strange Death of Religious Liberty
A number of long-term trends, including the collapse of mainline Protestantism, has led to the death of religious liberty, killed by the very groups who long defended it.
The Choice Between War and Humiliation
Russia could no more accept NATO in Ukraine than France could have accepted neutrality in 1914. Both states were reacting to conditions created by an opponent, both saw themselves in jeopardy, and both had in front of them a no-war option leading to a peaceful exit.
Just War, Traditionalism, and Realism
The “realism” school of foreign policy—formerly called “realpolitik”—is contrary to the traditional understanding of just wars.
Why Is the West in Such a Mess?
The crisis of legitimacy we are currently experiencing is but a symptom of the slow death of Western civilization.
A Collision of Civilizations
Russians consider a loss in Ukraine as tantamount to Russia’s losing its historical identity—not merely as a country but as a civilization, a society distinct from the West.
Jihad in Fargo?
A recent attack in Fargo, North Dakota at first seemed to be another senseless act of violence. But evidence is emerging that it might have been a jihad attack.