From Poetry to Reality
From Poetry to Reality Final victory is assured. But just as the Kingdom parables reveal, God’s relentless progress through history is hindered by detours caused by human failures. https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/from-poetry-to-reality/ At Christmas, God's reconciliation with fallen humanity becomes visible in the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem. Heaven and earth are reconciled. The Incarnation even reconciles the beauty of poetry with the literal understandi
The Heresy Slayer
The Heresy Slayer The belief that human action can hasten God's plan by rebuilding the Temple has influenced activists and commentators whose advocacy has reinforced conflict in the Middle East. https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/heresy-slayer/ The study of heresies and theological errors illuminates the truths of the Catholic faith by contrast. Yet those same errors distort right thinking. The oldest heresies rarely disappear; they reappear in new forms and tempt eve
Confessions of a Baby Boomer
Confessions of a Baby Boomer Like every generation, the generations following the Boomers must learn from the mistakes of their forefathers, or they will magnify them with their own errors and sins. https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/confessions-baby-boomer/ God promises us the final victory of the Word through the Prophet Isaiah: “So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose a
The Evil of Schism
The Evil of Schism According to a close associate, Lefebvre went along with the early liturgical tweaks to the 1962 Roman Missal. But the 1969 release of the Novus Ordo revealed massive changes to the Mass. https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/evil-schism/ The Church has just undergone a momentous schism. The Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) ordained bishops without papal approval and suffered ecclesial excommunication. Since the Council of Jerusalem, described in the A
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
