California has always sold itself as the place where people can invent or reinvent who they are. And it is within that culture of “borrowed selves” that both the man accused of starting the deadly […]
For too long, Catholics in the United States—myself included—have treated the Church as an extension of our political identities, a sociological distortion that has carried the language, loyalties, and resentments of the culture wars straight […]
Pope Leo’s recent comments on the United States military operation in Venezuela were quickly labeled left‑leaning by some media outlets, including The Daily Beast, Yahoo News, and a growing list of syndicated sites. But that framing […]
The transgender moment, once hailed by many as a moral imperative and cultural breakthrough, is giving way to a reckoning as ideology is finally beginning to acknowledge reality. A new study by political scientist Eric Kaufman found […]
Earlier this month, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed new anti-abortion legislation to end the availability of the “abortion pill” in his state. Acknowledging that more than 19,000 abortion pills are shipped into Texas each year—with many […]
It is difficult to know what to do after the loss of a loved one who has been the most important part of your life. Although I know I am certainly not the first to […]
While Republican pro-life policies are most often blamed for—or credited with—the shuttering of 37 Planned Parenthood abortion clinics since January 2025, the reasons for the closures are more complex than defunding abortion through H. R. 271: The Defund Planned […]
Just a decade ago, a reasonable case could be made that, in “some important ways,” famous and best-selling author Stephen King “provides the last bastion of biblical morality in popular fiction.” Today, having finished reading […]
Last week, France’s National Assembly—the lower house of Parliament—voted 305-199 in favor of legalizing what they are calling “assisted dying.” The legislation now moves on to the Senate, where the proposal will probably become law […]
It is rather curious to hear Italian theologian and historian Massimo Faggioli lament what he calls the “Great Displacement of Theology” on most progressive Catholic college and university campuses. After all, the truth is that […]
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