Note: Skip to the On the Contrary if you are not familiar with a Thomistic article. Objection 1: It seems that Patriotism is not a virtue. For our Lord said, My Kingdom is not of this world (Jn. xviii. 36) …
Category: The Civic Sphere
Have Platitudes from the Vatican Turned Deadly?
Throughout this month of December, emphasis from the Vatican has been placed on migration and immigrant rights at a near frenzied level. Pope Francis addressed the issue of mass migration almost every chance he had last week, especially his interest …
Don’t Pretend Christmas Can Ever Be a Secular Holiday
For the modernist, Christmas must be stripped of its Christian meaning, separated from the religious holy day it is and always has been. It is not breaking news that traditional Christmas to secularists is the epitome of religious exclusion and …
Catholic Tradition and the Patriotic Question
At first glance, patriotism might seem like an issue of secondary importance, a mere distraction. Our ultimate loyalty is to the Kingdom of God, after all, and we are already pretty busy. Among restoring a desecrated liturgy, salvaging Catholic education, …
On Light and Lawyers: A Response to Dr. Edward Peters
My article – regarding the dilemma created for Catholic lawyers related to whether or not the local ordinary’s permission is required before seeking a civil divorce – has received a reply from the internet’s pre-eminent canon lawyer, Edward Peters. Since I am …
Permission for Divorce and the Catholic Lawyer’s Dilemma
We live in an age of demagoguery, where would-be petty tyrants grasp at power from behind the stalking horses of “oppressed” or “powerless” surrogates. We must “help the kids” or “save the planet” or do something-or-other for the peripheral groups …
The Current Destruction of Venezuela & The Role of the Church
Image credit: Alberto Rodriguez Editor’s Note: The following testimony was sent to us by Dr. Carlos Augusto Casanova Guerra, Professor of the University of St. Thomas in Chile and signatory of the document sent by 45 Catholic scholars to the College of Cardinals …
Trump to Little Sisters of the Poor: “Your Long Ordeal is Over” But is it?
It has arguably been the most high-profile Catholic news item in the United States for years. The Little Sisters of the Poor became the poster children in the fight over over religious freedom in America during the Obama administration and …
Witches Announce Mass Spell Tonight Against President Trump
We have been warning our readers for some time about the increasing and open embrace of preternatural evil in the 21st century world. From a catalog of recent satanic events in culture and public life to undisguised occult imagery in …
Welcoming the $tranger: What’s Really Motivating the USCCB on Immigration & Refugees?
Amen, amen I say to you: He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber. – John 10:1 With the recent news that President Donald Trump has …
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