A New Hearing for the Lost Cause?
Instead of American myth-making, we should strive to embrace our full, imperfect history as the bedrock of true patriotism and national maturity.
Whither Hungary?
In the wake of Orbán’s electoral defeat, Hungary’s long-standing role as a defiant stronghold of national sovereignty, Christian family values, and cultural preservation hangs in the balance.
Finding the Real Country
Incarnate ideals rooted in the Catholic order are present realities, more enduring than wars and the rumors of wars that steal away our peace.
Europe’s Battlefronts
Putin, Groypers, Islam, and Christ: What yoke will Europe choose to pull her into the future?
Pope Leo XIV—Eight Months On
“Who do people say that he is,” remains an open question being asked about Pope Leo XIV, but we do have a list of what he has done, and not done, so far.
This Is the Year That Was
If we are disquieted by the state of the Church and the world, recall that the Christ child chose to enter into it, in bitter cold and darkness.
Führers and Fathers
Either we begin to take fatherhood very seriously, or we will have to face off with a future Führer.
Of Boomers, Bishops, and Changing Seasons
Amid the ongoing spectacle of foes masquerading as leaders in both Church and state, our surest remedy is to pass down our traditions—beginning with the Hallowtide Triduum.
Defense Department to War Department: What’s in a Name?
The decision to revert the “Department of Defense” to the original “Department of War,” may signal an end to the wokification of the US Military, but will it stop the mentality of forever wars?
The Pure Church of the Pure: A Perennial Heresy
The temptation to see one’s self and our in-group as holier-than-thou is nothing new in the history of the Church.
Christendom’s Last Gasp?: The Twilight of the House of Lords
England continues its departure from its Catholic roots with the latest move to dissolve all remaining hereditary peers.
June of 2025: Sleepwalking to War?
While our leaders are walking us to the brink of war, our sole cosolation must be found in prayers for peace.
The Burning of Nottoway and the New Pope: American Identity and the Future of Catholicism
The secularizing Protestant institutions that kept Catholics in the background of American life since its founding are being razed. It is time for Catholics to gather the lost sheep.
The Revolution Revisited
This year we celebrate the Semiquincentennial (250th Anniversary) of the commencement of our national life in its current form.
Europe and America: By the Seas Divided
European elites want to declare their independence from America, but that begs the question: Which Europe and which United States?
The Pope I Pray For
I must admit to having—as every Catholic must—an idea of what I would wish for from and in a pope.
What the British Have Forgotten—and Can Teach Us
So many of what we consider peculiarly British customs and practices are really survivals—shorn of Catholic meaning—that were universal among Catholic peoples prior to the Protestant revolt.
The Truth That Dare Not Speak Its Name
The real division in political as in cultural and religious life is between those who accept that Christ is King over all nations and all men and those who do not.
Keeping a Long Christmas
“Holiday creep,” which begins earlier every year is not motivated solely by a desire for profits. The unconscious sense that things are dreadfully awry provokes an equally unconscious desire to escape into the land of nostalgia.
America and Europe: Where Are They Bound?
There are parallels and differences between America and Europe—and overall is the mutually shared situation in the Catholic Church, which affects and is affected by the political scene on both continents.
