The papacy of Pope Francis has set many new bars for the Church. Many of us, who are faithful Catholics, have been shocked and dismayed as he appointed heterodox clergy and prelates; promulgated highly ambiguous documents that appear to challenge …
That Feeling When Scientists Say Sodom and Gomorrha Were Destroyed by Fire From the Sky
One of most uniquely ridiculous things about living in our staunchly atheistic world is just how much dark-age dogmatism is at heart of popular anti-Christian tropes. From the anti-science “it’s not a child it’s a clump of cells” to the …
Just One Last Push…
Holy cow, 2018 was a dumpster fire on rocket skates, wasn’t it? In my first look at the coming year back in January, I predicted that 2018 was “going to be weird. It’s going to be a year of defying …
Under Growing Scrutiny, Pope’s C9 Council Becomes C6
Three of the pope’s closest advisers have been removed from their positions, including two who have been entangled in allegations of sexual abuse or abuse cover up. Arguably the most influential group of prelates during the pontificate of Pope Francis …
The Two Guadalupes – Mary and The Crescent Moon
Today is the feast day of our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas. She holds particular significance to the Catholic Church in America, as her appearance to St. Juan Diego on Tepeyac hill in Mexico was the first Marian apparition in the …
Fear, Power & Money: Alleged McCarrick Abuse Victim Shares Shocking Insights into Abuser’s Reign
Abuse. Conspiracy. Hush money. Bribes. Power players. Politics. Global agendas. The threat of violence. These are some of the themes that James Grein, the alleged longtime abuse victim of former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, discussed with Dr. Taylor Marshall in a …
‘Children Change Everything’: Prioritizing Family Worship
Children change everything. This is a truth we ponder many times in our lives. First, if we are believing Christians, we celebrate each year the coming of a child – the Child, Emmanuel, God with us, the Word made flesh …
When Will Catholic TV Characters Embrace Tradition?
Because their ranks are filled with men and women of at least nominal Catholic backgrounds, the police and mob worlds that have supplied Hollywood with so much fodder for its cultural products have also given the industry cause for depicting …
The Transgender Church
Even a year ago, I was completely blind to the spiritual danger of the rising transgender movement. I conceptualized transgenderism as a treatable societal malignancy, which would not cause widespread problems if it could somehow be contained within the confines …
Tradition and Sanity Go Hand in Hand
Tradition and Sanity: Conversations & Dialogues of a Postconciliar Exile Peter A. Kwasniewski Angelico Press viii + 232 pages $17.95 paperback, $26.00 cloth I am pleased to provide a brief review of Dr. Peter Kwasniewski’s newest book, Tradition and Sanity, …
With Death of Spaemann, A Church in Crisis Loses Another Powerful Voice
The Church in crisis has lost yet another champion with the death of Professor Robert Spaemann at the age of 91. He is said to have died peacefully on December 10 “after a long period of age-related suffering.” I must …
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