It’s really a remarkable thing. This president and this White House, through all the chaos and bluster that seem to constantly surround both, have demonstrated a closeness to the Catholics of this nation that is really unprecedented. From President Trump …
Category: The Civic Sphere
The Fall of a Nation
We live in tumultuous times, and one has to be true to reality that the confusion, silence, and lack of leadership from within the Church, and most especially from the bishops and the academic circles, has only contributed to these …
Abp. Viganò: We Are Facing a “Panorama of Systematically Constructed Lies”
Editor’s note: this latest analysis by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò on the socio-political situation in America comes to us again, directly from the archbishop himself, and is presented here as written for consideration and discussion by our audience. The views …
10 Principles of Catholic International Thought
Until relatively recently, there existed a rich tradition of distinctively Catholic theorizing about the nature of world politics. Beginning with the works of the Church Fathers and culminating in what is sometimes labeled the Golden Age of Catholic International Relations …
Archbishop Viganò to American Catholics: Do Not Be Discouraged by the Enemy, Even in This Terrible Hour
MESSAGE OF ARCHBISHOP CARLO MARIA VIGANÒ TO AMERICAN CATHOLICS AND TO ALL AMERICANS OF GOOD WILL Dear Brothers and Sisters, As devout Christians and faithful citizens of the United States of America, you have intense and heartfelt concern for the …
Book Review: Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents
Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents Rod Dreher Sentinel 256 pages $15.99 Kindle; $20.49 Hardcover Review by Stephen Morris If The Benedict Option (2017) outlined a tactical Christian retreat, Rod Dreher’s Live Not by Lies (2020) is …
Cardinal Müller: U.S. Election Will Determine Future of Democracy & Human Rights for Decades
In recent days, we’ve seen multiple pieces of political commentary from Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who has stated that, in his view, President Trump has a “decisive” mission “in the epochal confrontation that has been unfolding in recent months.” Viganò …
Archbishop Viganò: President Trump Has a “Decisive Mission” in the Current “Epochal Confrontation”
INTERVIEW BY FRANCESCO BOEZI WITH ARCHBISHOP CARLO MARIA VIGANÒ 28 September 2020, Saint Wenceslaus, Duke and Martyr Archbishop Viganò, why did you write a letter in favor of President Trump? On August 14, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI let me know …
Put Not Your Trust in Princes: A Review of Austin Ruse’s “The Catholic Case For Trump”
The Catholic Case for Trump Author: Austin Ruse Publisher: Regnery 208 Pages $12.99 Kindle; $20.99 Hardcover Some Catholic critics of Donald Trump argue that the president’s Catholic supporters are compromising the Faith. Trump’s stance on border control means he is …
Chicken Little Was Right: A Jeremiad
“If we deny Him, He will also deny us.” (2 Tm 2:12; cf. Jude 1:4) A number of commentators are telling us that it’s alarmist and unwarranted to suggest that the political sky has fallen. John Paul Jones-like, they assure …
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