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The news of Charlie Kirk’s murder has had a shocking impact in the world of faith and politics. Known widely as a conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, Kirk often appeared in the public eye as a firebrand commentator, someone eager to spar in debates over politics, culture, and the future of America….
On August 22, 2025, Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian, was murdered on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, after finishing a shift at a local pizzeria. She had fled her homeland in the hope of a brighter future in a supposedly safer country. A chilling surveillance video captures the moment she was stabbed from behind—three…
Above: Our postmodern culture is shaping a world that resembles an ugly waiting room for Hell. The crisis is so great that after World War I, we can argue that real art disappeared. However, with God’s superabundant Grace, we can hope to see a return to art and culture. To achieve this goal, faithful people…
It is the fateful morning when Satan will tempt Eve with the fruit that is supposed to make her like the gods. He beholds the beautiful earth around him, but he can take no delight in it—because it is good and he is not. He knows very well that if he corrupts the first human…
Charlie Kirk’s job was to talk. He was far better at that skill than most people, and thousands upon thousands of people found what he said compelling. He talked mostly about controversial topics—although everything he advocated was mainstream opinion just two decades ago—always in a spirit of charity and constructive debate. He never advocated violence,…
The Eastern Christians have an ancient prayer, called the Jesus Prayer: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” Although it is brief and simple, it contains a richness and depth that is incomparable. Some even say that it is a condensed summary of the gospels. In the first half of…
I have always loved the melody of Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence.” Haunting yet inviting, it stirs something within me. Perhaps it’s not only the music that captivates me but the theme of the song itself: silence. Like the music, which evokes opposing feelings of caution and longing, silence, too, can produce opposite…
The word of the day for Catholics is “unity.” For the sake of it, entire congregations are ghettoized (TLM), bishops exiled (Strickland), faculties gutted (Sacred Heart), and dioceses fractured (Charlotte). Strange to think that the peculiar synodality project is more or less based on giving every wayward lifestyle and viewpoint a podium but the faithful…
Above: the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Rieti Nestled in the heart of central Italy, Rieti enchants visitors with its storied past, architectural splendor, and enduring cultural legacy. Renowned journalist and writer Guido Piovene († 1974) captured its essence with poetic precision: At the heart of Rieti’s treasures stands the Basilica Cathedral of…
I recently took issue with the unqualified use of the term “faithful Jew” to describe our Lord, arguing that this expression (bereft of the nuance provided by Gideon Lazar) is likely to mislead Catholics by too closely associating Jesus with modern Judaism, which departs from divine religion in important respects. I also insinuated that such…
