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Fred Simon was born before Vatican II. He still remembers the ornate gothic paintings in the German parish where he attended Mass with his father and grandfather. Then, one day, the entire interior was whitewashed and a new altar was placed in the middle of the sanctuary. It was the beginning of Simon’s exile from…
Captain Alfred Dreyfus served as an artillery officer in the French army at a time when France and Germany were at daggers drawn. A French officer delivered war plans to the Germans. Dreyfus was charged with treason. He was an outsider. He was a Jew. He was tried, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison…
As my eyes endure another Pride Month, I’m struck by the scope of a movement that barely two election cycles ago was opposed by the majority of Americans. At least once a year, our entire society is covered in more glitter and rainbows than a 7-year-old girl’s birthday party. Recent pushback notwithstanding, Pride is everywhere—in…
Above: Archbishop Viganò delivering an address to the CIC Conference in 2020. Remember when Viganò first made Catholic headlines worldwide? It was way back in August in the year of the reign of Jesus Christ, 2018. At that time, the McCarrick scandal had just broke and Viganò accused the Holy Father of knowing all about…
We’ve all been told that “preaching to the choir”—that is, speaking the truth to those who are already on our side—is a waste of time. But is it? I believe that preaching to the choir is not only fruitful and good but that it should be a priority. Here are my reasons: 1. The “choir”…
Lately in Rome, the city where rumors are often reliable news, murmurs have been circulating that the Vatican may soon impose a more rigorous edict of suppression for the Traditional Latin Mass, and perhaps for other rites as well (e.g., the sacraments and divine office). Should such an edict appear, it will once again raise…
Sara Milliken, a 23-year-old plus-sized model, has recently been crowned Miss Alabama, igniting a fierce debate that stretches far beyond the confines of a single beauty pageant. While Sara celebrated her victory in the National American Miss pageant over Memorial Day weekend, her joy was soon overshadowed by a deluge of online abuse. Online critics…
Last weekend the conservative organization Turning Point USA hosted a major convention in Detroit featuring top conservative figures like Vivek Ramaswamy, Kristi Noem, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Charlie Kirk (the founder of Turning Point). The big draw was Donald Trump as the keynote speaker. What I saw at the convention was instructive for understanding the…
A new study has attempted to discredit the infamous pew study from 2019 which showed the dismal reality of Catholic liturgical catechesis, that even among practicing Catholics very few believe in the Real Presence. If this new study is indeed more accurate, then this is good news! From the Reporter: — The Pew study asked…
Above: French President Emmanuel Macron with His Holiness. Photo credit. A fascinating takeaway from last week’s European parliamentary elections is the extent to which French Catholic voters have not so much drifted but hurled themselves to the right. According to an exclusive survey by French pollster IFOP for news site La Croix, 42 percent of…
