As the world’s most powerful nation, a lot happens inside the United States. We have an immense territory with a varied and dynamic population. We also suffer from massive internal problems that need much attention. With so much going on inside the country, the temptation is to turn inward and not pay … Read more
It was March of 1585. After three exhausting years spent traveling halfway around the world, Julian and his friends, all Japanese converts to the Catholic Faith, looked out on Rome. They were probably the first Japanese to gaze on the Eternal City, which seemed like something out of a dream. As they … Read more
Cardinal Prefect Victor Manuel Fernandez’s statement, Fiducia supplicans (FS), bears some characteristics of Revolutionary thought. Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira would summarize them as pride and sensuality. In fact, the document rejects the order willed by God and submits the intellect and will to sensuality. ✧ † ✧ The document Fiducia supplicans (FS), which … Read more
In a recent article in the Dayton Daily News, Law Professor Charles J. Russo of the University of Dayton argued that schools should allow “After-School Satan Clubs” to meet in public schools. “Without endorsing or condemning Satan Clubs, or banning them, and other clubs, as some boards have done, basically risks ‘throwing … Read more
Louis Veuillot succeeded in forming a grand Catholic movement under the banner of his newspaper l’Univers. He did this in three ways: the clear exposition of Catholic doctrine, taking principles to their ultimate consequences, and rejecting liberal maxims and methods. Liberals did the contrary. They were full of optimism, feared irritating enemies … Read more
In what appears as a continued campaign against the Catholic Church in Australia, the nation’s High Court ruled against the Catholic Church, thus allowing the father of a boy allegedly abused by the late Cardinal George Pell to seek financial damages as a “secondary victim of child abuse.” On February 8, the … Read more
Imagine dining at a restaurant. The waiter delivers his food. The patron gets up for a moment to thank the cook. Meanwhile, another person rushes over, occupies the table, and refuses to leave. The patron registers shock and then anger. However, the occupier, enjoying the food, claims it is his human right. … Read more
“If we do not reverse this trend—if millions of American children miss out on the benefits that come from a two-parent home and if the family gap continues to widen—then children will suffer, inequality will continue to widen, and social mobility will erode. We will be a weaker, more fragmented, less prosperous … Read more
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is again announcing a healthcare crisis that is surging in America. The facts are stark and threatening. The crisis involves syphilis, the venereal disease that affects those who lead dissolute lives. For a long time, campaigns against promiscuity have been effective in increasing public awareness … Read more
China’s rapid demographic decline is fast becoming a severe population crisis. This unexpected shift can be traced back to misjudgments made over 40 years ago. Deng Xiaoping’s implementation of a controversial population control policy in 1979 was considered one of history’s most significant and disastrous social experiments. In response to China’s growing … Read more