Love Your Social-Media Target as Yourself
COMMENTARY: We too easily confuse worldly status with virtue and confuse the nice things status brings with the visible signs of goodness.
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How to Think About Politics, and How So Many People Don’t
COMMENTARY: Catholics can approach political issues with a clear set of principles, but must go a long way to figure out how to incarnate those principles in the public law and policy.
On Christian Democracy and the Lost Tradition of Courtesy
COMMENTARY: Courtesy is an old-fashioned and out-of-fashion word, but it’s an up-to-date idea.
On Christian Democracy and the Lost Tradition of Courtesy
COMMENTARY: Courtesy is an old-fashioned and out-of-fashion word, but it’s an up-to-date idea.
When Evangelicals Become Catholic, These Catholic Horror Stories Are Just Part of the Process
COMMENTARY: As you draw closer to the Church, be prepared for unsolicited advice from friends and acquaintances who suddenly decide you must be a dolt or a dreamer.
Philosophers Are Only Human
COMMENTARY: Bertrand Russell may have been a great philosopher, but he doesn’t seem to have been deeply reflective.
‘Of’ the World and ‘In’ It: When Politics Clouds Our Catholic Faith
COMMENTARY: Dominican Father Bede Jarrett’s 1922 essay rings especially true today.
An Atheist Who Tells Us Something Important About the Catholic Church
COMMENTARY: Even in his error, H.L. Mencken provides real insight.
Becoming Catholic Is Worth the Effort, and Worth the Wait
COMMENTARY: Whatever your reason for wanting to become Catholic, run with it. It’s your road sign pointing you in the right direction.
The Spirit of the St. Patrick’s Battalion
The Batallón de San Patricio of the 19th century gives us an example of faithfulness to remember.
