Truth and Triumphalism
We need to defend a Catholic sense of “triumphalism.” Since truth and the triumph of Christ are inseparable, politeness must not mute the Faith.
Converts and Controversy
A new series examining the newly-released book by journalist and author Melanie McDonagh titled “Converts.”
Defeating the Culture of Death
The fight to terminate future generations before they ever take their first breath has resulted in the necessity to fight to stay alive once you’re deemed too great a burden.
Why Catholics Should Read Classic Fiction
Classic fiction will help Catholics to grow in wisdom and virtue through the literary presence of goodness, truth, and beauty.
Altar Servers and Servants of the Devil
After a long dry spell of serious Catholic literature, we may be seeing hints of a revival.
St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI: Defenders of the Faith
In their indefatigable defense of the Faith against the culture of death and its dictatorship of relativism, these two great popes were united in life as we can be sure that they are united in death.
Heaven Bears the Prize Away
No words, however beautiful, can do justice to the sheer wonder of Our Lady’s being taken up into heaven to join her heavenly Son in His Kingdom.
Saint Leo the Wall Builder
It is a reassuring thought that Pope Leo XIV lives in a city that Catholics call home, which is protected by a wall built by a great pope and saint named Leo.
Decadence, Conversion, and Tradition
There is a surprising connection between decadence, conversion, and traditional Catholicism which some people might find a little shocking or, even, a cause for scandal.
Defenders and Offenders of the Faith
In King Charles’s latest attempt to distance himself from Christianity, he seems to have abandoned the title “Defender of the Faith,” which British monarchs have claimed for themselves for the past 500 years.
Unsung Heroes Take Center Stage
Belloc and Manning deserve to emerge from the shadows of Chesterton and Newman.
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.