In October, the Vatican launched the mascot for the 2025 jubilee: an anime-style representation of what appears to be a woke pilgrim girl. This character features a small girl with blue hair named Luce. She has scallop shells for pupils, a yellow storm jacket, a strange walking stick and muddy boots. The … Read more
Friedrich Nietzsche foresaw that a time would come when people would be confused about the meaning and purpose of life. In 1887, he wrote that the scientific-materialist worldview of his time would usher in “the advent of nihilism.” He defined this state as a spiritual condition in which “an aim is missing … Read more
Everyone knows that today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders. Even China’s president Xi Jinping recognizes that the dismal future of his communist regime must rely upon new blood. In a speech in 2019, he affirmed that “China’s hope lies in youth.” He flattered them by calling young people the most energetic force in … Read more
A recent study by a youth organization linked to England’s Anglican Church states that “church buildings are very influential in the conversion of youth to Christianity.” Analyzing this study, the Daily Telegraph of London quotes that “around 13 percent of teenagers said that they decided to become a Christian after a visit … Read more
Saint Augustine defines the thing most Americans now yearn for: Peace. He says that “The peace of all things is the tranquility of order.” The Doctor of the Church further describes peace between man and God as the “the well-ordered obedience of faith to eternal law.” Therefore, any serious and lasting solution to … Read more
Rarely have graduates faced challenges like those that fall upon the class of 2020. They entered the school year in one America, and now come out in another. The new graduates will be forced to navigate in uncharted waters. Thus, this graduation will not be like those of the past. Most graduations … Read more
The issue of married priests recently came up in a conversation with a friend. He is a retired Marine Corps Colonel and a Catholic. He was surprised to hear that priestly celibacy is not, as is often stated, a medieval invention. I took advantage to point out to him that remaining chaste, … Read more
On December 26, 17-year-old Bryce Gowdy from Deerfield Beach, Florida, posted a tweet: “To be or not to be.” A few days later, he committed suicide. The tell-tale tweet is typical of how social media has dominated the lives of young people. Even their deaths are announced for all who want to see. … Read more
Even with freezing temperatures, harsh wind, and snow, the 2020 March for Life in Chicago drew a record-breaking 9,000 marchers, according to the Dawn Fitzpatrick, president of March for Life Chicago. The January 11 march in the Windy City was the first major March for Life in the country. The tone of the … Read more
The progressive left hates the pro-life movement with a hatred that knows no bounds. On other issues, the left can brand the right as bigoted, uncaring, or both. Their pro-death stance on the abortion issue pins the lie to their whole empire of pseudo-compassion. The abortion industry is anti-woman, anti-child, and anti-minority. … Read more