The Catholic Case for DeSantis
Though I am grateful for what Donald Trump did as president I plan to vote for Ron DeSantis this time around.
Wokeism Is Liberalism
Many associate Wokeism as a form of Marxism, but it’s more accurate to say it’s a form of Liberalism.
Beethoven and the Supersymmetry of Christ
Despite sin, death, decay, pain, and suffering, a greater harmony, greater beauty and love, exists. Beethoven captures this “supersymmetry” of Christ in music with his “Holy Hymn.”
The Magisterium of the iPhone Church
The debate over papal authority is actually a proxy for deeper questions, namely about the nature of the Church itself.
The Conservative Ghost Dance
Conservatives who appeal to traditional aspects of American polity as a means of defeating the new seemingly unstoppable threat to the world they have known are setting themselves up for disaster.
The Revolution Is Upon Us
Progressives, political or religious, figured out that you don’t need to have the masses on your side if you control who runs the bureaucracies.
Development of Doctrine and Its Discontents
Development of Doctrine—a legitimate way to understand how the Church’s teaching appears different in different ages—has become a way to introduce innovations contrary to the Church’s perennial teachings.
Is the Vatican Resurrecting the Failed “Ruthenian Option” for Traditionalists?
More than a century ago the Vatican cracked down on a small liturgical group within the Church in an effort to establish unity, to disastrous results. Is history repeating itself with today’s traditionalists?
Farewell to Luther
Luther’s theological positions were disastrously wrong, but his anguished search for certainty of his own salvation humanized him for me, as much as his screeching diatribes against the Church repulsed me.
On the Necessity of Latin
Does the Catholic Church need Latin? Most Roman Catholics now worship in the vernacular, and some argue that with good translations available, Catholics do not need to acquaint themselves with it, outside of a few specialists.
Catholics Must Make Alliances with the Elites
Twitter can force even the most powerful people on earth to listen. The Democrats learned this lesson all too well, which is why they were so invested in quashing news stories that might harm Joe Biden’s campaign in 2020.
A Unified Theory of “Backwardism”
What was so awful about the pre-Vatican II Church that its memory needs to be obliterated and those who hold to doctrines that are ancient in provenance must be labeled as “rigid” and psychologically damaged?
The Rise of Bureaugamy: What It Means for Social Conservatives
For unmarried women, the modern administrative state has taken the place that husbands traditionally occupied as provider and protector in what some have referred to as “bureaugamy.”
The Torn Mantle of Paul VI
Pope Francis seems to think he has taken up the mantle of Pope Paul VI, who one writer has called “the first modern pope,” where Francis thinks his successors turned away from it.
The Synod of the Red Death
Despite all the talk of “building a new Church,” the energy of progressive Catholicism is all in the service of denial and destruction.
Against the Magisterium of Specialists
In the Church, specialists should not rule, but instead it is the bishops who should act as “experts of the whole.” But, in practice, they often abandon this duty.
Where Heaven Lies: A (Qualified) Defense of a New Atheist
Sam Harris mocked religion by asking “Where is Heaven?”, but his question is a good one that Christians should be prepared to answer.
The Life and Death of a Catholic Community
The story of a small faithful parish unable to weather the storm of Covid and diminishing numbers.
Has Modern Media Created the Ultramontane Papacy?
The rise of the popular Catholic press was crucial to the development of ultramontane sentiment on a popular level in the nineteenth century, and its impact is still felt today.
The Forgotten Founder of Modern Catholicism
An obscure 19th century French Catholic priest was actually the forerunner for today’s Catholic liberalism. Looking back on his life can be instructive for the Church moving forward.