Trump Administration Takes on the Malevolent LGBTQ+ Ideologies
For the first time since Obama began his program to “trans” America, the White House is pushing back against the LGBTQ+ stronghold on American institutions.
There Is Only One Mystical Body of Christ: The Catholic Church
Ever since the Church began engaging in ecumenical dialogue with “separated brethren” during the Second Vatican Council, we as a Church have refused to address the doctrinal disputes that actually divide us.
A Juridical Analysis on the FSSPX Consecrations
While an act may violate the requirement for a pontifical mandate, it does not necessarily juridically constitute a rupture of communion or schism.
On the Essence of Obedience and Disobedience
Any blind acceptance of a pope’s authority, as if he were morally infallible in his personal declarations and conduct, contradicts the true nature of papal infallibility and sacred obedience.
The Precariousness of Christian Zionism
Christian Zionism’s hope that Zionism will bring about the Parousia is theologically empty.
Stop Equating Ramadan to Lent
Equating Ramadan to Lent is not only wrong, but blasphemous as it implies God could be reached or pleased equally by either path.
In Defense of Private Property: Repelling the Rise of Socialism
Newly-inaugurated NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani began his reign by praising collectivism and attacking private property.
It’s Time to Reevaluate Interreligious Dialogue
I do not have a single problem in having interreligious dialogues and encounters if they are geared to drawing Muslims (and other non-Christians) to embracing the fullness of who God is as taught by the Catholic Church.
China’s Sinicization of Religion Deepens
The Sino-Vatican deal continues to empower the CCP to subjugate Catholicism in China under Marxist ideology.
Understanding What the Magisterium Can and Cannot Do
Did Pope Leo XIV hint at the erroneous notion that he, or anyone, can change established Church doctrine?
On Applying the First Principle
What conclusion are we as Catholics supposed to draw when the head of our Church meets with religious who publicly deny Church tenets and the Vatican Press Office says nothing thereafter?
The Plight of Christians in the Holy Land Worsens
Caught between Israel’s military and Muslim persecution, it’s unclear if and how Christianity can survive the raging conflict in the Middle East.
Reviving Christendom
Five-hundred years on from the Protestant revolution and Christendom is not just dismantled, but in full apostasy. Can it be revived, and if so, how?
The Eastern Contribution to the Universal Church
There is swelling expectation for the reunification of the Orthodox back into the Catholic Church, as Pope Leo XIV begins his Pontificate with a message of unity pointed at the Eastern churches.
Our Chinese Brethren: A Delicate and Complex Situation for Pope Leo XIV
The Communist Party of China sent faithful Catholics underground. The faction in the Vatican led by McCarrick and Parolin tried to bury them. What will Pope Leo XIV do?
The Scandal of “Openness”
In the spirit of “openness,” the Italian Bishops’ Conference recently approved, with the apparent blessing of the Roman authorities, new guidelines that stipulate that an applicant for the seminary cannot be rejected simply because he identifies as a homosexual.
Trump’s Choice for Treasury Secretary: A Huge Win for LGBTQ+
A key goal of gay Republicans and its allies had been the abrogation of the Republican Party’s anti-gay-marriage position. They succeeded.
The Revival of Holy War
Should Catholics look to Old Testament accounts of Joshua wiping out Israel’s enemies as justification for modern Israel’s actions?
America’s Unconditional Support for Israel: A Flawed Policy
There hardly seems to be any compelling moral rationale for what has become an uncritical and uncompromising rapport with Israelis, more so under the present Netanyahu government.
Anti-Christian Sentiment and Persecution in the Holy Land
There has been an increase in anti-Christian sentiment in the Holy Land, driven by the fervent growth of Israeli ultra-nationalism, which calls for a theocratic Jewish state.