In 2004, The Final Cut was a science-fiction thriller about a future in which chips implanted in people at birth record their lives. After a person dies, a professional editor, played by Robin Williams, assembles […]
Commentator M. Stanton Evans once quipped that Democrats want to drive off the cliff at 100 miles per hour, while Republicans want to stay within the speed limit. The ghastly $40 trillion national debt illustrates […]
After the miraculous multiplication of the loaves, Jesus reveals His divinity as He walks on water, and in the Eucharistic Discourse (Jn 6). Jesus says, “Unless you eat my body and drink my blood, you […]
Pope John Paul II reaffirmed traditional Catholic moral teaching in his 1993 encyclical Veritatis Splendor. In particular, he rejected consequentialism and its close cousin, proportionalism, as incompatible with orthodox Catholic morality. It is worthwhile to consider […]
The Gospel account of Jesus walking on water is an extraordinary story. How could a sophisticate like you believe in such a thing? I believe the account because my First Communion Catechism taught me to […]
“Visualize World Peace.” It’s a noble sentiment, but Original Sin often gets in the way of our imaginings. Rather, let’s imagine political parties that seek healthy bipartisanship serving the common good. But the troubles in […]
Most Catholic schoolboys study Christian heresies with philosophical rigor, carefully parsing their genesis and implications. However, it may take decades and even centuries to observe the pernicious consequences of violations of Catholic orthodoxy. Most of […]
Jesus makes it clear that there is a distinct relationship between love, keeping His commandments, and bearing fruit. God’s law, authentic Christian love, and life in abundance are inseparable. The unity helps us reject popular […]
God created man—male and female—in His own image and likeness. Indeed, all of creation carries the Divine imprint. After the Fall, the Devil exploited man’s sin to deface God’s image and likeness in creation through […]
In the prescient 1980s BBC comedy series Yes, Prime Minister, Prime Minister Jim Hacker must choose the next Anglican bishop of Bury St. Edmunds. His choice is between an atheist and a socialist. The prime […]
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