I’ve been thinking about two Anglicans named Charles lately. But before I talk about them, I want to say something about how and why I still talk occasionally about my former ecclesial group. When I […]
I want to begin by thanking Dr. Matthew Minerd for his generous and thoughtful response to my recent article on who it is that controls the narrative of modern Catholicism. Dr. Minerd and I have […]
Vatican II was unique in the history of councils insofar as the crisis it was called to address was not a specific and well-defined theological heresy. Rather, it was called to address the crisis presented […]
It’s likely my dad died on Easter Sunday. His death certificate says Wednesday, April 12, 2023. But by the time they found his body on the evening of Thursday, April 13, decomposition was already advancing. […]
Marxism is basic to the history of the 20th century. Such was the view of Catholic philosopher Augusto Del Noce (1910-1989). In particular, he thought its contradictions and consequent disintegration led to the soft post-1960’s […]
Mary Eberstadt, in her wonderful new book from Ignatius Press titled Adam and Eve After the Pill: Revisited (an updated version of her 2013 book on the same topic), makes a great case for why the […]
We hear that we live in a pluralist society. But what does that mean? It’s not just a society in which people have a variety of beliefs and standards. That situation’s been common since the […]
In 1963, Betty Friedan published her influential book The Feminine Mystique, inventing a term to describe the languor born of unfulfilled desires among American women, whose primary duties consisted in keeping their homes and raising […]
In a documentary titled “The Pope: Answers,” filmed in June 2022 and just released by Disney+, Pope Francis gives answers to hot button questions from ten young adults about sex, abortion, and gender. Many of […]
For years, my wife and I have collected thousands of DVD’s, LP’s, CD’s, and of course books, and therefore we have had little choice but to decorate with them too. We hate clutter, but we’re […]
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