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Can politics be kept separate from religion? Should we pledge allegiance to one nation under God, or is allegiance to God irrelevant to the allegiance we pledge to our country? And, if God is irrelevant, what does it say about what we’re pledging? These questions, as relevant as they are to natives of the United…
One of the more disheartening aspects of last week’s attempted defenestration of the Heritage Foundation and its leader, Kevin Roberts, was what happened to a young Catholic at the quite remarkable all-staff meeting leaked by anti-Roberts partisans. First of all, the all-staff meeting was among the most courageous acts I have ever witnessed, and not…
An old priest once used a metaphor to describe how the higher-ups in the Church sometimes were out of touch with the faithful: “They have no idea of how that works when you’re in the trenches. Their desks are too far away from the line of fire.” I recalled the priest’s words when I heard…
Venezuela recently celebrated with great joy the elevation to the altars of two of her children, the first two to be canonized, Saint José Gregorio Hernández and Saint Carmen Rendiles. Both are examples of the most authentic Christianity and love for the Truth revealed by Jesus Christ. At the canonization ceremony, however, Monsignor Pietro Parolin…
Above: Le Santuario della Beata Vergine del Rosario de Pompei (Italy). One hundred and fifty years ago, on November 13, 1875, the “new” Pompeii was born. On that momentous day, a humble cart—ordinarily used for manure and driven by the carter Angelo Tortora—carried the venerated image of Our Lady of the Rosary into the town…
In 2003, I took part in a cross-country bicycle ride sponsored by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the social-justice arm of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Our goal was to raise awareness about what the USCCB was doing to address the “root causes of poverty” in America. Besides riding our bicycles upward…
In this age of the unrelenting back and forth of social media, where people lob insults and accusations like mortars, it is hard to find genuine charitable rebuttals to another person’s work. This article will endeavor, with charity, to rebut the article “Can Fallen Priests Be Restored to Ministry? Yes—Here’s How” recently penned by Mr….
Above: photo of the dead during the Ten Tragic Days, part of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). Brigadier General Manuel Reyes Nava (1887-1927) initially joined the Mexican Revolution (1910-20), in 1912, serving alongside his brother Colonel Gabino Reyes Nava (?-1988), directly under the authority of another brother, Major General Valentin Reyes Nava (1884-1923), who led the…
Paul Kingsnorth, a recent convert from eco-activism and Wicca to Orthodox Christianity, has attracted a wide audience to his work. He has published Against the Machine as the culmination of his writings on his Substack, “The Abbey of Misrule.” His trenchant critiques of modern techno-capitalism and the searching spirit he brings to his stories resonate…
Steve Bannon is a paradox of epic proportions. A former finance titan turned populist prophet, he carries the scent of boardrooms and beer halls in equal measure. He once moved millions on Wall Street; now he moves crowds in Rust Belt towns. To his critics, he’s a grifter, a grand manipulator who cloaks chaos in…
