Jerome Lejeune and the Preeminence of Faith
COMMENTARY: The faith of great men, such as Lejeune, is not something that they possess as much as something that possesses them.
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Antidotes to the Cultural Poison That Is Ripping the Family Apart
COMMENTARY: The family must be restored to its God-given nature, a task, however, that is as difficult as it is necessary.
Cultivating Chastity’s Positive Side With Reason
COMMENTARY: Defining peace as the absence of war omits what peace is. Chastity is not simply one long “No.”
Darwin, Marx, Freud and the Diminishment of Humanity
COMMENTARY: The first business in improving relations between the races is to improve the broader notion of the human race.
Pope Benedict XVI’s Clear Answer to the Eternal Plagues of Avarice and Luxury
COMMENTARY: Caritas in Veritate is both timely and deeply meaningful. Truth is what gives value and meaning to charity.
The Memory of Pope St. John Paul II’s Affection for Native Peoples Is Unassailable
COMMENTARY: The recent vandalism of a statue of John Paul II in Canada is both puzzling and disturbing because he was a staunch supporter of Aboriginal rights.
Fulton Sheen and the Persistent Specter of Communism
COMMENTARY: The abysmal failures of communism in Russia, North Korea, China, Cuba and wherever it was employed are not difficult to see.
Education Has Increasingly Shackled Reason
COMMENTARY: The mind possesses an “illimitable freedom.” The recognition of this factor is a good starting place for education.
We Cannot Live Without Hope
COMMENTARY: Despite all the problems the pandemic has brought into our lives, the present moment is nonetheless an opportunity for hope. And it may be encouraging to realize that our hope can be a blessing for others.
The Natural Law Revisited in Light of Culture’s ‘New Realities’
COMMENTARY: The natural law is not only a basis for personal freedom and fulfillment, but also for social cohesion. It should not be displaced.
