Casting Down the Strange Gods
Catholics who feel somewhat cast adrift in the choppy waters of modernism and innovation would do well to make Mother Francis’ acquaintance.
Losing Friends in the Age of Covid, Trump, and Trans
A few years ago, I noticed a certain frostiness from my long-time friend. He would not answer my emails and would not pick up the phone.
Are There Degrees of Communion?
A theology of “partial” or “imperfect” communion actually dates back long before Vatican II.
The Eucharist Is Not Just for Eating
Eucharistic adoration seems so passive, without purpose, functionless, and is written off as Catholic superstition. But it reflects the unitive love between Christ and the believer.
Conundrums About Interpretation: What Is a Catholic to Do?
How do we properly interpret Church texts when there are so many competing interpretations of them within Catholicism today?
Did the New Atheists Win?
The rise of the New Atheists in the early 2000’s led to a steep decline in religious affiliation in America. How will the Church respond?
Sunday Mass with Young Children: Easier than D-Day
With a sound strategy, discipline, and a little luck, corralling your kids at Mass will win a decisive victory for the souls of your children, albeit after suffering severe casualties in the first waves.
Against Restraining Our Rhetoric
In light of the extremity of the German bishops’ message, why is so much discourse around Catholic doctrine and departure from it surrounded with so much politesse and restraint?
Becoming a Real Man of God
True manhood is not found in comparison to my fellow man, it is found in being a child of God the Father.
When a Young Woman Leaves the Convent
Women, especially young women, who have left the convent require a special kind of pastoral care, which is very different from working with married couples or families.
When Gods Descend
The story of Zeus forcing himself upon Leda contrasts sharply with the invitation of the true God to the young girl of Nazareth.
Why Do Heretics Remain in the Church?
The counterfactual optimism of heretics keeps them in the Church while working to destroy it.
Is Anyone in “Full Communion” With Rome?
The common post-conciliar understanding of “communion,” taken to its logical conclusion, often ends in absurdities.
The Protestant Doctrine That Gave Us Pro-Trans Churches
For anyone who understands the principles underlying Protestant definitions and interpretations of Holy Scripture, radical pro-transgender Protestants should not be all that surprising.
On the Legitimacy of “Parish Tasting”
Is it okay to engage in “parish tasting?” Or should we stick with our local parish, no matter what?
When Plan B Is Abortion
Abortion is the natural end of a contraceptive mentality, and Plan B serves as an icon of the relationship between contraception and abortion.
Why So Serious?
What young people need most right now is not so much understanding, compassion, antidepressants, or therapy; they need a good belly laugh, preferably at their own expense.
The Anti-Language of Modernist Art
The winners of the recent Pontifical Academies Sacred Architecture Award speak in a thing I shall call The Language of No.
Babies Are Not Inconveniences or Commodities
Surrogacy creates a fake and contrived unreality: it rejects the fundamental relationship between intercourse and procreation.