The Bomb and the American Barbarian
No faithful Catholic could look at the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and be proud of that decision.
No faithful Catholic could look at the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and be proud of that decision.
The painting “Madonna della Bocciata” at the Vatican is badly damaged, but we need to see a message in her wound.
Caring for the elderly is a challenge, but it can also be an opportunity for sainthood.
Recovering the Church’s tradition of regular and recurring religious practices throughout the day and in the course of the week, month, and year is not just folklore. It responds to a basic human need.
Those who are chiefly responsible for the gathering Dark Age work hard to try and keep the rest of us from seeing it.
The 18th century was a low point for the Church, particularly in France. But François-René de Chateaubriand would sow the seeds of the Catholic revival in France.
Bill Maher, of all people, exposed the lie behind the Republicans’ supposed opposition to abortion.
With Dignitas Infinita, we see the crown jewel of a fully-entrenched anthropocentrism, one that stains the window panes of the post-conciliar Church.
Relics and sacramentals—bone, skin, muscle, clothing, salt, water, ash—are all things that ground us, the humblest of spiritual weapons.
It’s a narrow road for faithful Catholics in the Francis pontificate; we must reject the spiritually cancerous belief that Francis is not the pope while resisting spiritually damaging teachings.
While the moral case against abortion is clear-cut, the political issues surrounding it are less so.
So many conservatives, including many pro-lifers, focus only on the political ramifications of opposing IVF. We need to instead focus on the lives lost.
Catholics should hesitate before getting on the Jordan Peterson bandwagon.
As America approaches the 250th anniversary of its birth, few seem interested in celebrating our country.
Invoking the sex abuse scandal as a reason to keep children from Confession is an argument that doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.
Parishes that practice indifference produce Catholics like Joe Biden.
If the evidence exonerates Jesus of either lying or lunacy, then perhaps He really was the Logos of God. Yes, it really did happen!
I admit a certain ambivalence about organizing a document around “human dignity” because I am unsure we’ve adequately prepared the ground to support that discussion, especially with non-Catholic circles.