China’s problems can be boiled down to two related issues: underpopulation and overproduction. Both are easy to trace to government policies and Communist ideology. A Population Disaster A recent article in Fortune spelled out the population issues in stark and simple terms. “China may be the only nation that could rival America’s … Read more
The victory of socialist candidates in recent elections has highlighted the renewed appeal of the Marxist system. Some now see socialism as the wave of the future. Conservatives reply by saying that this system must be rejected because “socialism does not work.” Whenever I hear this “socialism does not work” mantra, I … Read more
Nothing devastates Catholic hearts quite like insults to Our Lord and His Mother. Today’s Rosary Rally of Reparation in Vienna is all the proof you need. The Künstlerhaus, one of Austria’s most prestigious art venues, shamelessly put together an exhibit titled “You Shall Make for Yourself an Image.” This new exhibit showcases … Read more
Before Pius IX had restored the episcopal hierarchy in 1853 with the papal bull Ex Qua Die (1853), Catholics in the Netherlands were forbidden by law to publicly manifest their Faith. The Church was reduced to scattered groups, which would secretly gather for Mass celebrated by fugitive priests inside sheds, attics and … Read more
The vegan world can be very violent. A California restaurant owner learned the hard way. She felt she had no choice but to move her business and family to Texas after enduring attacks that could be described as terrorism. Her crime was changing her mind about operating her vegan restaurant and therefore … Read more
“They that hate thee, shall be clothed with confusion: and the dwelling of the wicked shall not stand” Job 8:22. Perhaps no organization has been more consistently a “dwelling of the wicked” than Planned Parenthood. Since its establishment in 1921 as the American Birth Control League, hatred for the unborn has been … Read more
China has repeatedly demonstrated that it will weaponize its control over global supply chains. This tactic of control can be seen in the flow of rare earth minerals, lithium-ion batteries, mature computer chips (older technology), and pharmaceutical ingredients. In each market, the Chinese use the same playbook to gain leverage and threaten … Read more
For some time now, I had heard about a tour of the relics of Saint Therese circulating in the United States. The relics have been received by crowds of pilgrims wherever they have travelled. They are the occasions of many graces. I had always had a devotion to Saint Therese. She has … Read more
New York City’s new socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pledged to open city-run grocery stores to lower costs and help the working class with his socialist policies. City-owned and managed grocery stores have resurfaced as eye-catching policy ideas to lower food costs and fight hunger. However, they will have the opposite effect: … Read more
Previous articles in this series have alluded to Napoleon’s desire to conceal news of his excommunication by Pope Pius VII. This article reveals many otherwise unknown details of the heroic actions of the Marian Sodalities in spreading the news in defiance of Napoleon’s orders. All documents related to the struggle between the … Read more