Year: 2019

This Is What Comes After the Transgender Revolution

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This Is What Comes After the Transgender Revolution

The Sexual Revolution must be understood as a process, or else it becomes incomprehensible. Those who promote it will never be satisfied with its present phase. They will always be pushing the envelope to the next new aberration. Few people ask, however, what the next new sexual frontier will be. No one … Read more

Three Surprising Reasons Why Democrats Avoid Religion

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Three Surprising Reasons Why Democrats Avoid Religion

Looking over the political landscape, many point to the decline in religious practice as the handwriting on the wall that the political future belongs to the unchurched, atheists and agnostics. Liberals conclude it is only a matter of time before the secular tide will turn in their favor. Let people cling to … Read more

Beware the Godless Narratives of the Democratic Debates

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Beware the Godless Narratives of the Democratic Debates

With the next round of Democratic presidential candidate debates that are scheduled for next week, Americans will not hear a discussion of ideas and proposals to solve the nation’s problems, although that should be the purpose of any serious debate. But today, debate means theater. It means posturing. Candidates must capitalize on … Read more

“Do Not Burn What You Adored”

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“Do Not Burn What You Adored” Does the Amazon Synod represent the “Amazonization” of the Church?

Does the Amazon Synod represent the “Amazonization” of the Church? Imagine the consequences for civilization and the world’s progress if Saint Remigius would have told Clovis, King of the Franks in 496: “There’s no need to burn the gods you worship because they represent immemorial values of the original culture of your … Read more

Will Abortion Doom Democrats in the Next Election?

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Will Abortion Doom Democrats in the Next Election?

It is not often that you see political strategy so clearly expressed. However, The New York Times recently published an article by Obama adviser Michael Wear about the state of the 2020 elections. He warned that Democratic candidates need to soften their approach to abortion. He confirmed what is becoming increasingly evident … Read more

Why the West Is in Crisis and What Can Be Done

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Why the West Is in Crisis and What Can Be Done

“Modern history,” Lord Acton once said, “tells how the last four hundred years have modified the medieval conditions of life and thought.” His sweeping generalization describes the modern-day plight of making sense out of the mess that separates us from Christendom. I can think of no better way out of this mess … Read more

The Disappearance of Propriety Led to the Epstein Scandal

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The Disappearance of Propriety Led to the Epstein Scandal

The media are all in an uproar about the scandals surrounding the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the New York financier charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy. His alleged crimes rival those attributed to disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. The case appears to confirm the suspicions of feminists everywhere that the #MeToo era … Read more

Time Is a Gift … How Are You Using It?

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Time Is a Gift…How Are You Using It?

Certain poems can be easily registered in one’s memory. This is due as much to the profundity of the words as their rhythmic meter. Such is the case with the following passages of a poem by Fr. Joseph Stedman. Life is short, and death is sure, The hour of death remains obscure. A … Read more

The Amazon Flows Into the Tiber (With the Help of the Rhine)

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The Amazon Flows Into the Tiber (With the Help of the Rhine)

As the Pan-Amazon Synod approaches, the number of concerned voices is growing. Until a few months ago, the Synod seemed like an almost folkloric event, an echo from distant and mysterious lands without any impact on the European continent. Now it begins to be seen in its proper dimension: a threat to … Read more