Family Bonds as Occasions of Temptation
Family Bonds as Occasions of Temptation Family bonds are among the most beautiful gifts of this life. Yet they can become occasions of temptation. In the tangle of our minds, we may allow our affections for family and the things of this world to eclipse our loyalty to Jesus. https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/family-bonds-as-occasions-temptation/ Jesus said to his apostles: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or da
Visualize Christian Subsidiarity
Visualize Christian Subsidiarity Historically, Democrats voted for big domestic spending, and Republicans supported a big defense budget. Since Lyndon Johnson, a big-spending consensus has emerged. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/06/29/opinion-visualize-christian-subsidiarity/ “Visualize World Peace.” It’s a noble sentiment, but Original Sin often gets in the way of our imaginings. Rather, let’s imagine political parties that seek healthy bipartisanship
The One, True, Faith
The One, True, Faith Reason itself suggests that all who sincerely seek the truth are, knowingly or unknowingly, attracted to Him who is Truth itself. Yet the fullness of truth subsists... in the Catholic Church, and the sacraments are Christ's ordinary means of conferring grace. https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/one-true-faith/ Everyone has a worldview. Even the rejection of the “constraints” of any worldview is, well, an aimless worldview. Aimlessness has a
Quaint Heresies and Current Troubles
Quaint Heresies and Current Troubles Should we be ashamed of preaching the love of God and neighbor of the Decalogue? https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/06/14/quaint-heresies-and-current-troubles/ Most Catholic schoolboys study Christian heresies with philosophical rigor, carefully parsing their genesis and implications. However, it may take decades and even centuries to observe the pernicious consequences of violations of Catholic orthodoxy. Most of us are aw
Sacramental Masculinity Rediscovered
Sacramental Masculinity Rediscovered Holding fast to the constant teaching of the Church, upholding the doctrine of the male-only priesthood, helps us maintain the dignity of the human person amidst the cluster of contemporary errors denying the unity of body and soul. https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/sacramental-masculinity-rediscovered/ The first priests, the Apostles, were men. In 1994, in response to cultural turmoil promoting the ordination of women, Pope Joh
Quaint Heresies and Current Troubles
Quaint Heresies and Current Troubles Should we be ashamed of preaching the love of God and neighbor of the Decalogue? https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/06/14/quaint-heresies-and-current-troubles/ Most Catholic schoolboys study Christian heresies with philosophical rigor, carefully parsing their genesis and implications. However, it may take decades and even centuries to observe the pernicious consequences of violations of Catholic orthodoxy. Most of us are
Seeking Understanding
Seeking Understanding Youngsters often need the elderly for their years of wisdom. But the elderly may need the unprejudiced insights of the young to break ingrained patterns of moral error reinforced by clichés. https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/seeking-understanding/ Clichés are overused expressions whose original force has been dulled by repetition. For our purposes, the term also includes concise formulas, slogans, or repeated statements. With all due respect t
The Honeymoon Symphony
The Honeymoon Symphony The chaste love of husband and wife, together with their household—or barnyard—of children, is an image of the communal life, mysterious love, and perfect unity of the Trinity. God is one. Husband and wife are one in His grace. https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/honeymoon-symphony/ The Blessed Trinity, as expressed in the Creed, is the foundation of the Catholic faith. The perfect love within the Godhead is an impenetrable mystery. Yet love
The Splendor of Catholic Moral Theology
The Splendor of Catholic Moral Theology Even after Pentecost, disordered inclinations continue to be part of the human condition. https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/splendor-catholic-moral-theology/ In our highly politicized culture, we often use secular terms such as “issues” or “Church policies” to refer to the precepts of Catholic morality. However, policies come and go. God’s law remains forever. The framework and vocabulary of traditional Catholic moral t
Giving More than We Take
Giving More than We Take “And lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.” Either the promise is piously sentimental, or it carries an astonishing truth. https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/giving-more-than-we-take/ Immediately preceding His Ascension into heaven (cf. Matthew 28:16-20), Jesus commands His followers to make disciples of all nations and baptize them in the name of the Blessed Trinity, “teaching them to observe all that I have commanded y
