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In a recent article, Philip Primeau argued that Jesus should not be considered a “faithful Jew.” Primeau has a very rightful concern that this turn of phrase feeds religious indifferentism and thereby discourages evangelism. Primeau is a good friend of mine, and I think he has nothing but good intentions in his article. Indeed, from…
This article is the eighth in a 10-part series that will explore miracles as proof of the truths of Catholic doctrine. In this installment, we consider the raising of the dead back to life. The stigmata, incorruptible saints, the curing of incurable diseases, the apparitions of Our Lady, the victories beyond human ability due to…
I did not discover the Latin Mass until seven years ago, so my Catholic upbringing as an adult convert for the past twenty-plus years was in the New Mass. The hymns were embarrassing to sing, throngs of self-appointed church ladies seemed to run the parish, and nothing of substance was ever preached from the pulpit….
One of the most mysterious passages in the Gospels, to my mind, comes at the end of Jesus’ parable about the king who gave a wedding feast for his son. The people the king invites say that they can’t come. They have more important things to do. They even mistreat his servants, killing some. The…
Above: the conference begins with the votive mass of Bl. Fra Angelico in the Dominican House of Studies chapel accompanied by choral polyphonic music. Catholic Art Institute Announces 6th Annual Conference – September 19 & 20, 2025, at Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.—The Catholic Art Institute is pleased to present its 6th…
I was writing diligently when, during a break, I read a short article by Mr. Phil Lawler on his Substack channel. The title immediately caught my attention: “The exodus of young Catholics. Nine out of ten ‘cradle Catholics’ leave.”[1] We can do as much theology and philosophy as we like, we can read and quote…
As a mining company prepares to start extracting copper from a “sacred” mountain in Arizona, protesters gathered at the site called Oak Flat. Among them was a small group of elderly Catholic nuns who supported an Apache group’s effort to ban the mine. The three-day event in July was a tragic case of what has…
The sun was sinking against two snow-capped volcanoes when Eduardo Verástegui looked out over a sea of teenage girls who sat before him in a mammoth gymnasium in Mexico. They wore blue skirts, white blouses, bobby socks, and black saddle shoes—like figures from an old black-and-white drawing pulled from a chapter on purity in the…
Ostriches are among the more wondrous curiosities fashioned by the hands of Our Lord—gaunt, buffoonish knaves who barely made the cut as Noah’s Ark closed its proverbial doors, and who, as a result, now roam the earth with divine indifference. Adorned with chaste plumage and necks soaring to Babelic heights, these birds boast the remarkable…
The raft of executive orders aimed at scaling back government support for non-defense programs like welfare, health care, and foreign aid has led to everything from emotional stress to physical suffering and mortality for program dependents, as well as everything from criticism to contempt from those who consider those services the moral duty of government….
