In contrast to the dustup over various businesses e-mailing “opt-out” messages ahead of this year’s Mother’s Day, I have to date not been asked whether I choose to “opt-out” of Father’s Day. That bothers me. […]
They called him “Elvis the Pelvis.” But except for his ability to swivel his pelvis in suggestive ways, there was nothing extraordinary about Elvis’s pelvis. An X-ray would have revealed that his pelvis had essentially […]
A woman stands alone on a quiet street. A police officer approaches and begins questioning her as to her business. She answers politely that she is standing there. Finally, he asks her if she is […]
Over the past couple of years, I have been privileged to have numerous conversations and written exchanges with Dr. Larry Chapp and Dr. Matthew Minerd. I have benefited greatly from these interactions, and I consider […]
It was with great interest that I read Dr. Larry Chapp’s recent column “The Progressive Revolution’s Continued Control of the Ecclesial Narrative” (May 18, 2023). Dr. Chapp and I agree quite substantively on the current […]
The first line of the recent report states: “Three students at a Catholic university were harassed by 60 counter-protesters as they demonstrated against a drag queen show on campus.” According to the article, at one […]
Following the 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a legal chasm opened that state legislators rushed to fill. Pro-life forces swiftly mobilized to introduce state legislation restricting abortion. If these efforts are […]
A generation ago we bemoaned the many uncatechized Catholics sitting in the pews. Many of the children of that generation are now Millennials who have wandered beyond uncatechized to unchurched. They rarely attend Mass, if […]
Among the striking moments in John’s Passion narrative is when Jesus’s declaration about His coming into the world “to testify to the truth” (Jn 18:37-38) is met by the skeptic Pilate’s retort: “what is truth?” […]
Author’s note to the reader:This is the text of a talk, lightly revised and a little expanded, given in Vancouver on 16 March, 2023, during an event sponsored by the Houston Centre for Humanity and the Common […]
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