Saint Mary Major
EMR
Today is the feast of the dedication of the Roman basilica of Saint Mary Major, one of only four major basilicas in the world. The others ar...
Gender Theory: Follow the Logic
William
We're being hit by a new scourge: contemporary gender theory. According to this theory, you do not choose your "biological sex", but you do ...
Blinded by the Light
James
Have you seen images of the new cathedral for the Diocese of Orange, California? Millions of dollars ($71 million to be exact) were spent t...
Four Marks of a Catholic Church
James
Over the past few years a number of outstanding books on liturgy have been published. Among these is Signs of the Holy One: Liturgy, Ritual ...
Aquinas and the Rediscovery of Modesty
William
Modest clothing has made a comeback in the world of high fashion, and a number of young people now advocate for dressing modestly. Today, ho...
The Revolution’s ‘Desolating Atheism’
James
The linchpin of revolution is total war on the past. In Russell Kirk's The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot, he lists the hallmarks of...
Defending Boyhood
O.A.C.
I recently finished reading the latest book by Anthony Esolen, Defending Boyhood, How Building Forts, Reading Stories, Playing Ball, and Praying to God Ca...
Thomas More’s Echo
James
I am reading Saint Thomas More's final work, The Sadness of Christ, a beautiful meditation on the final hours of Christ's life. It was written in the Tower of L...
Latin Lives
A.L.P.
More often than not, students will complain about having to endure at least one course of Latin. In Amercian high schools, and I dare say seminaries, the commo...
Broken
Beth
Our program of catechesis is broken, and we need to fix it.
According to a Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) research study conducted in 2016, 39% of...
Living Friendship
Beth
Friendship requires intimacy. By ‘intimacy’, I mean a kind of closeness, a mutual and deep knowledge of the other with whom we are friends. Aristotle agrees wh...
The Catholic Option for Today
William
Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option presents itself as a guidebook for surviving the fall of Christian civilization. Dreher argues that, in order for Christians to...
Monastery Visit in France
William
Some years back, I was visiting religious orders. I wanted to serve God, and pursue sanctity, by living in community and doing intellectual work. Joining the Do...
Milwaukee Flag Controversy
William
Did you know that Milwaukee has a city flag? It’s one of the busiest flags around, featuring a barley stalk, a large gear, an Indian, an elongated boat with a t...
There’s a Saint for That
Adam Rivera
A while ago, I wrote an article on the excellent series of DVDs put out by CCC of America. I describe how watching these stories about the Saints with my little...
Going Home
Adam Rivera
I think we can all relate to the feeling of leaving home for the first time. You miss the smell of your Mom's cooking, the noises of the house and those subtlet...