Reading the Bible with the Eyes of Christ
Who decides what the gospel truth is? The Mystical Body of Jesus Christ, which is the Catholic Church. So, the Church comes before the Bible, and the Church gave us the Bible.
Dynamic Orthodoxy and the New Catholic Revival
The clear connection between tradition and conversion is of the Holy Spirit, which is the only spirit that can move the world and not be moved by it.
The Resurrection of Beauty
Beauty is alive. It is alive with the living presence of the living God. It is God’s grandeur shining forth His Presence in creation and creativity.
The Quest for the True West
The quest for the true West is still possible, and it’s closer than you might think.
Courage, Conviction, and the Culture of Death
What began as the “live and let live” slogan of the LGBT is ending in prison time for anyone who dares to say, “this is wrong,” and “what you are doing is sinful.”
Reading as a Reality Check
Great literature acts as a prism to reveal a vivid spectrum of colors previously unseen.
A Prophet Goes Home
Paul Thigpen was a true son of the South who loved the city of his birth, devoting himself, following his conversion, to an intense study of the history of the Catholic presence in Georgia’s oldest city.
Lenten Lockdown—Lest We Forget
Everyone remembers when the world was shut down during the great lockdown of 2020. However, there are some things that we are in danger of forgetting, not least of which is the way that the Covid pandemic was used as a pretext to declare war on religion and religious liberty.
Truth and Tradition: Seeing the Future in the Light of the Past
To exclude the past, and with it tradition, is to exclude God who stands outside of all time.
Make America Beautiful Again
America can only be made great again if it first seeks to make its citizens virtuous again.
The Return of the Ring
With the re-release of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies, it’s a good time to revisit the Christian themes that pervaded J.R.R. Tolkien’s writing.
Caesar or Christ: Who Can Save Europe?
In the dire civilization-ending circumstances we are in, it’s tempting to grasp onto anything or anyone that would promise a way out, but Catholics should remember: Christ is the only way.
Festive Fireside Reading for Christmas
Christmas, for Christians, is primarily about our only true home, which is to be found in Heaven, the gates of which were opened by the coming of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Is the Culture of Death Committing Suicide?
“The future belongs to those who show up,” goes the saying, and Europe is not on track to be there.
Right and Wrong Versus Right and Left
Should the ideas of the political “Right” and “Left” be put at the center of our beliefs?
France and the Faith: The Sacred Heart of the Matter
In the spirit of the French revolt against God, liberal Catholics join the secular outrage against the new docu-drama, “Sacré Coeur.”
The Song That Never Ends
As we celebrate All Saints and All Souls, it is a good time to remember that these Feast days specifically call to mind all the forgotten Saints and holy souls.
Women Warriors for Life
In the deadliest century of human history, these women heroically stood for life.
A Dissident Damsel Who Defied the Red Dragon
A martyr of Communist Russia, Mother Catherine of Siena, founded a convent of Third Order Dominicans before being sentenced to more than a decade of solitary confinement.
An Unhailed Holy Queen
What do we know of Catherine of Aragon, the first to suffer the pains of the so-called Reformation?