Are Europeans Plumping for World War?
European leaders are increasingly warning of war with Russia. But after the Gulf of Tonkin, Iraq’s phantom weapons, and COVID, we have every reason to doubt the establishment elites beating the war drums.
Wendell Berry and Not Me
Several months ago, I finished the final draft of my new book, Not Just for Kings: Cultivating a 500-Year Vision for Your Family, parts of which have a definite Wendell Berry feel. I write about place and a strong sense of place here in Northern Fairfax County, Virginia. In Berry’s Hannah Coulter, the residents of … Read more
The Secrets to Founding a Family
It has been said that the future belongs to those who show up, which is to say, that the future belongs to the marriages and families that are established today.
The AI Priest of Orange County
When a progressive priest dissembles about an important Church teaching, he’s likely to do so in other areas as well.
Pastoral Mush Mouth
The part of the Church that prides itself on “love” and “tolerance” and “walking with” and “meeting you where you are” means it in only a highly limited sense. It certainly does not apply to conservatives.
The Church of the “New Gaze”
It is a false pastoral perspective that presumes the doctrinal teachings of the Church lack mercy or that the Church herself was not pastoral before the 1970’s.
The World Cup and America 250
What we have seen these past weeks is a veritable love fest between Europeans and Americans and a grand reopening of the European mind about almost all things America.
First Amendment Bullies
What we have learned in the Covid years, and the Obama-Biden years, is that we must know our rights, protect them, and, above all, exercise them.
When Peace Rolls Right Over the Agnus Dei
At the very moment that the Holy Mass moves us to recognize our Lord and Savior upon the Altar, we instead look away and to one another for peace signs, hugs, and kisses.
Grace Abounds in the Suffering Rooms
Such simple questions as “Are you a Christian? Have you ever thought about it?” save lives and souls and reverberate through time and eternity.
Does Josh Hammer Love Jesus?
Josh Hammer is upset that Tucker Carlson claimed that “Muslims love Jesus.” Let’s look at who does and doesn’t love Jesus.
Trump Is Not of Our Tribe
Christianity is not Trump’s native tongue. He does not know our language or our ways, and he does not understand that you cannot go after the pope.
Bring Me the Head of Carrie Prejean
All the head-hunting for alleged antisemites does is diminish support for 1948 Israel.
Crescite Under Missiles
A growth-oriented excursion overseas turned into the growth experience of a lifetime for 18 seniors from the The Heights School when war with Iran broke out.
Carrie Prejean Gets Her Two Minutes of Hate
Prejean is being held up to universal opprobrium. Maybe she was wrong in these interventions. Maybe she was wrong in her assertions. But does she deserve these two minutes of hate?
The Ghost of Paul Weyrich in the Halls of Heritage
Staff departures at the Heritage Foundation are actually rooted in a deeper, more ideological shift than many assume.
Is Global Homo More Dangerous Than Islam?
The Sexual Revolution has taken exponentially more American lives and wounded more Americans than Islamism.
Has Hungary Conned American Conservatives?
For many conservative Catholics, Viktor Orbán’s Hungary has stood out as the last bastion of Christian Europe, but their voting record at the UN tells a different story.
Shabbat or Not Shabbat
In a raw Heritage Foundation all-staff showdown, a young Catholic dared question “recommended” Shabbat dinners. He then got doxxed, mocked, and buried under viral scorn.