Columns
Thomism and Political Liberalism, Part 2
Are political liberalism and Catholicism friends or enemies? The debate surrounding this question has been going on for a couple centuries. It was already well [...]
The case for Viganò’s case against the Vatican
Books
One of the greatest difficulties facing those who wish to reveal hidden corruption is that of providing irrefutable proof to verify their allegations, allegations often rest on a mix of personal observations, claims of anonymous [...]
Three questions for Catholic opponents of capital punishment
Essay
Pope St. John Paul II favored the abolition of capital punishment. However, the catechism he promulgated nevertheless taught that the death penalty can be legitimate “if this is the only possible way of effectively defending [...]
Features
Synods and Sausages: Making a mess in Germany
The so-called synodal assembly being concocted by Catholics in Germany has emerged with a covert agenda so cynical that even its sharpest critics have missed it. This meeting is shaping up to be a debacle [...]
Features
FORMED relaunched with a revamped, updated website, and mobile app
Computer screens, smartphone screens, tablet screens, TV screens are a part of our daily lives, with most of us rarely more than a few feet from such a device. These devices can run all sorts [...]
Editorial
The passive-aggressive pontificate continues—and the Synod approaches
Update (Sept. 11, 2019): A full CNA transcript of the in-flight papal press conference from Madagascar is now available. Almost six years ago, in October 2013, I wrote my first piece critical of Pope Francis—a [...]
Features
World War II and the witness of three future popes
This month marks the eightieth anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, the bloodiest conflict in human history that claimed an astonishing 85 million human lives, the majority of them civilians. Amidst this bloody [...]
Features
The Eucharist and the story of Israel
On August 5th, Pew Research Center released a survey that found that a majority of Catholics don’t believe that Jesus Christ is truly present in the Holy Eucharist—Body, Blood, soul, and divinity. I became aware [...]
Essay
The Socialist Myth: Igor Shafarevich and Modern Nihilism
Editor’s note: The following lecture was given by Dr. Stark in July at The Roman Forum 2019 Summer Symposium held Gardone Riviera, Italy, which focused on the theme “Modern Foundation Myths & the Destruction of [...]
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Are political liberalism and Catholicism friends or enemies? The debate surrounding this question has been going on for a couple centuries. It was already well underway in 1832 when Pope Gregory XVI intervened in it [...] -
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Update (Sept. 11, 2019): A full CNA transcript of the in-flight papal press conference from Madagascar is now available. Almost six years ago, in October 2013, I wrote my first piece critical of Pope Francis—a [...] -
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Moakie:
Current liturgical music is puerile, ridiculous and soul deadening, nothing like what I grew up with in the 70's (and…
That’s Not Amore: An answer to critics of the critics of Amoris Laetitia |:
[…] assuage the iconoclast and protestant zeitgeist rampaging through the Church in the 60s and 70s. We now know what…
