A Little Blue School – “Even more difficult than opening a classical Catholic school in East Tennessee is opening a Chesterton Academy, for the mere reason that no one here knows who G.K. Chesterton is.” Not with a Fight, but a Frame (Gilbert)
Specializing in Double Standards – “To understand the rules that Democrats play by, it is important to realize that they are not meant to bind liberals—only their enemies.” Democrats’ “No Kings” Hypocrisy (AMAC.us)
Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Virtue – “Do we commonly, repeatedly, habitually prefer ‘quick success’ to ‘the toil of patient enquiry’? If so, then there is a real danger for our minds.” To Think Things Through to the End (What We Need Now)
A Priest and His Dad – “Michigan pastor and his father go to emergency requests for sacraments in a pickup truck.” Priest’s Dad Rides Shotgun on Last Rites Calls (National Catholic Register)
Concerns With Papal Indications – “For those of us who hold out hope that the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born bishop and missionary to Peru, Robert Prevost, will lead to more Christ-centered and less ideological leadership from Rome, the last few weeks have been disappointing.” Christianity and the West, Part III: Pope Leo XIV and the humanitarian temptation revisited (the American Mind)
Culturally Elite Orcs – “Woke scolds are once again decrying Lord of the Rings as racist, far-right propaganda.” Why They Hate Tolkien (The European Conservative)
Reforming the Anglican Communion – “The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON) has announced it is rejecting the Church of England’s leadership, and is reordering the Anglican Communion.” Global Anglicans announce break in communion from Church of England (The Christian Institute)
A Challenge to the Christian Conscience – “Just a week after its publication, Dilexi Te has almost disappeared from public discussions. Is the first major teaching document of Pope Leo XIV really destined to be so soon forgotten?” What’s missing from Dilexi Te? (Catholic Culture)
Venezuelans Are Not Safe – “He told me – in Venezuelan Spanish – that I couldn’t ask questions about the government. As Peña Parra tried to continue, the man took my phone from my hands and threw it on a desk.” Pillar journalist assaulted (The Pillar)
Weak Men and Unhinged Women – “It seems obvious that decaying Western societies are in fact not femininized, because our societies do not champion female hallmarks.” Western Culture Isn’t Feminized, It’s Transgender (The Federalist)
What Makes the Faith Stick – “The Catholic Woman Podcast asked on Instagram for people to weigh in on what their parents did when they were kids that kept them faithful as adults. Hundreds of people responded.” Here’s what Catholic adults say their parents did right when they were kids (Aleteia)
Literature That Does Not Flinch – “Catholic writers and publishers must reclaim fiction as a medium that can carry the larger public imagination into the future.” Concerning the Death of Catholic Fiction: An Author’s Perspective (Crisis Magazine)
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