To many people, the spirit of “wokeness” is baffling. It is the rough equivalent of saying that truth is a lie and that virtue is harmful. It turns the world upside-down and inside-out. The Path to Absurdity Perhaps the Smithsonian Institution inadvertently provided a guide to the nation’s befuddlement with wokeness in … Read more
I recently heard a story of a lady who was in the hospital seeking treatment for depression. A medical assistant listed several treatment options and asked, “Would you be interested in MAid to treat your problem?” The lady assumed the assistant was referring to getting an actual maid to help her deal … Read more
During 1857 and 1858, Napoleon III carefully prepared his new policy to support the unification of Italy. He faced a curious dilemma. He sought to pass himself off as an outstanding Catholic who nevertheless could not fail to recognize the just aspirations of Italian revolutionaries and the errors of the Holy See … Read more
What if there was a New Year’s Resolution that could help solve mankind’s problems? Do you want world peace? Do you want to lessen crimes everywhere? Do you want a solution to illegal immigration? Do you want to eradicate drug abuse and abortion? If you desire these things, then you must have … Read more
What is the state of the world in this opening of 2024? Pope Francis outlined a broad picture in his Jan. 8 address to ambassadors to the Holy See, gathered for the traditional New Year’s audience. There is a first point that deserves to be emphasized. Pope Francis does not habitually quote … Read more
Almost one hundred churches, many of them Catholic, have gone up in flames or been vandalized since the beginning of a well-organized campaign of libel against the Catholic Church in Canada back in 2021. The ongoing arson attacks were triggered by the images of buried objects by detector machines. Activists claim these … Read more
The assassination of Paris Archbishop Marie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour in 1857 and the failure of the pamphlet, L’Univers jugé par lui-même completely changed the nature of the offensive against Veuillot and his newspaper, l’Univers. Its enemies understood that doctrinal disputes would not achieve their goals. For his part, the new Cardinal Archbishop, François-Nicholas-Madeleine Morlot, … Read more
The case of an expectant mother in Texas who demanded an abortion for health reasons focuses on a vital point of the abortion debate. It is not the case here to enter into the medical details of the mother’s claim or judge her motives for the abortion she eventually secured. By focusing … Read more
In the continuing nineteenth-century battle between liberals and Ultramontanes, Abbé André Sisson’s article in L’Ami de la réligion attempted to shift the burden of proving the errors in the pamphlet, L’Univers Jugé Par Lui-Mème to Louis Veuillot’s shoulders. To deflect the article’s effects, Veuillot sent Abbé Joseph Cognat, the editor of L’Ami … Read more
What better way to hail the coming of the Christ Child than to defend Him on the cultural battlefield? Christmas celebrates the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, but in Austin, Texas, the impure and anti-natural ACL Live Drag Queen Christmas performance mocked the coming of the Most Innocent Infant. Thus, members … Read more