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The Sexual Harassment Crisis: Is It a Theological Problem?

by John Horvat II December 9, 2020December 11, 2017

The rash of sexual harassment scandals is sweeping the nation to the point that it seems almost no male is exempt from its terrible fury. Anyone can be denounced by the media. Liberals point to “toxic masculinity” and social structures that must be overthrown. Feminists blame the remnants of patriarchy that manage … Read more

Christ Still Finds Room in White House Inn – Even in ‘Post-Christian’ America

by John Horvat II December 9, 2020December 4, 2017

As Christmas approaches, there is much talk of a post-Christian America. No one can dispute that the Christ Child finds no place in many secular hearts. For these, Christmas is merely a time of holiday and sparkle with little real significance. Over the ages, so many have followed the route of those … Read more

Four Ways to Defy the Culture on Black Friday

by John Horvat II December 9, 2020November 22, 2017

Anyone can stand in a line for hours on end and burst into Walmart trampling people underfoot on Black Friday. The scene has become so ordinary and scripted that most people don’t even notice anymore. Shoppers fighting over Barbie dolls are as predictable as hockey match brawls. The reports from news crews … Read more

Looking at Laudato Si’ in Theory and Practice

by John Horvat II December 9, 2020November 16, 2017

Ronald Reagan once said that an economist is someone who sees something happen in practice and wonders if it could work in theory. The new book, Pope Francis and the Caring Society, appears like a team of economists forced to study the encyclical Laudato Si’ in theory and then wonder if it … Read more

Petitions Delivered at the Feet of Our Lady of Good Success

by Robert Nunez November 10, 2017November 9, 2017

Recently, my fellow colleague John Siebenmorgen and I had the privilege of traveling to Quito, the colonial capital city of Ecuador. We were part of a large contingent of TFP volunteers who came to assist the Conceptionist nuns of the Convent of the Immaculate Conception in moving the miraculous statue of Our … Read more

How to Awaken Longings for Christian Order

by John Horvat II December 9, 2020November 8, 2017

One thing that can be done to return to order is to awaken longings for Christian order in society. These longings can then bring about a change much like that of the prodigal son who then returned to his father’s house. A way we can awaken these longings is by introducing supreme … Read more

Legends About Luther: The 95 Theses He Never Nailed Up

by John Horvat II December 9, 2020October 30, 2017

Every revolution needs legends to capture the imagination of its followers. It needs some act of defiance in which a major character charges into the mouth of the lion and plants his manifesto for all to see. Such is the case of the October 31 commemoration of the five hundredth anniversary of Luther’s … Read more

Why Nothing Is Sacred Anymore

by John Horvat II December 9, 2020October 28, 2017

Recently, the word sacred was in the news, when White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly lamented the fact that nothing is sacred anymore, especially in light of the brouhaha over the president’s phone call to a soldier’s widow. “When I was a kid growing up,” he said, “a lot of … Read more

Is the Death Penalty Contrary to the Gospel?

by Luiz Sérgio Solimeo October 18, 2017

In an October 11 speech to the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, Pope Francis condemned the death penalty, not only in its concrete application but also as a correct doctrine according to the Gospel. He said that no man, “not even a murderer, loses his personal dignity.”[1] For … Read more

The Miracle of the Sun: Only the Beginning

by Ben Broussard October 14, 2017October 13, 2017

“Look at the sun!” The shout echoed through the massive crowd. The multitudes looked up. Jaws dropped. From one moment to the next, the world changed. The sun itself fell from the sky. Men, women and children shouted and cried in terror. Hundreds dropped to their knees in the thick mud. The … Read more