Observations at the Turn of the New Year
O.A.C.
As I put 2020 firmly in the rear-view mirror, I notice a reflection peering back at me. I see a world made weary, forlorn and in need of what once was, a longi...
Because of Our Fathers
Cream City Catholic
Enjoy a thought-provoking and inspiring interview with Tyler Rowley, author of Because of Our Fathers: Twenty-Three Catholics Tell How Their Fathers Led Them t...
Fr. Altman Unplugged
Cream City Catholic
On a recent hunting trip, Fr. Altman sat down with Jake from Cream City Catholic for an impromptu interview. Our thanks to Fr. Altman for taking time out of hi...
Last Words
James
Today is the feast of Saint Edmund Campion. Evelyn Waugh's biography of the English Jesuit martyr presents us with a gripping account of his final days. Upon re...
A Call For Help
Cream City Catholic
Fellow Catholics and Readers,
We very rarely post appeals for help on CCC, however, this set of circumstances struck me profoundly as a father of four mysel...
Recapturing Romanitas
James
Writing for the Catholic Herald, Father Alexander Lucie-Smith unpacks an important and widely overlooked concept known as romanitas. He starts with a review of ...
Melville on Secularization
William
Living in 21st century America can feel like standing with Matthew Arnold by the Strait of Dover, watching the sea retreat into the night:
The sea of f...
1866 to 2020 – The Incredible Story of a Light in the Darkness
Cream City Catholic
If you told someone the Catholic Church was experiencing an incredible resurgence in the postmodern world we live in now, they may wonder if you need to get yo...
Riots and the Power of Architecture
EMR
Culture is where God is. That statement is proved by Holy Scripture itself. In creating Scripture, God used human authors. Men conveyed God's words to humanit...
A Virus, Sin and the Health of the Soul
James
At the outbreak of COVID-19, dioceses across the world quickly put into place an array of measures to mitigate the spread of the virus. The public celebration ...