On May 7, 1974, less than 500 days after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the disastrous Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, a world-renowned geneticist testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s […]
The world seems to be divided into two camps over Pope Pius XII. Was he an uncaring anti-Semite, an indecisive coward, and a leader so detached from the reality of World War II that he […]
Popular culture reflects the true nature of angels as faithfully as a funhouse mirror. It shows glorious incorporeal spirits in fanciful shapes, from pudgy winged babies to ethereal Nature goddesses, and turns these false images […]
Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (1887-1968) was famous during his lifetime. He wasn’t a brilliant theologian, an innovative religious founder, a martyr, a bishop, a cardinal, or a pope. He was a Capuchin Franciscan friar who […]
There is no shortage of recent literature across the political spectrum warning of the profound cultural crisis confronting the West and the erosion of the moral assumptions that once bound society together. Douglas Murray writes […]
There are books one reads in a single sitting, index finger atremble to turn to the next page. Hanael Bianchi’s A Liberal Revolution is such a book. For Catholics who were subjected to the liturgy and […]
The Odyssey is one of the oldest and most lasting works in Western literature, so it’s no surprise that Christopher Nolan is the latest in a long line of people–authors, artists, and filmmakers–who seek to […]
“The English Church was, and the English Church was not, and the English Church is once again. This is the portent, worthy of a cry. It is the coming in of a Second Spring,” preached […]
The current debate over the Christian origins of feminism is a lot like the one over the Christian origins of America. It is argued that the Founders of America and the “first wave” feminists were […]
Not every saint is universally esteemed at the time of his or her death. False accusations from a hostile priest stained the reputation of Saint John of the Cross for decades after he died. Soon-to-be […]
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