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Sometimes, the good old words are the only words that will do. Those are harsh words in the headline, aren’t they? They shock. They scold. They have meaning. There are a couple of slutty whores parading around our internet world. One goes by the name of Bonnie Blue. The other is Lily Phillips. Lily had…
As I went up to receive ashes on Ash Wednesday this year, I reflected on the meaning of Lenten sacrifice and the power of offering up fasting for a worthy cause. With all the turmoil in our beloved Church in mind, I sought a meaningful intention to unite my prayers and fasting with the needs…
Much has been written about the global fertility crisis, but almost all of the solutions to this crisis that have been proposed thus far are unlikely to be effective. First, a few statistics to summarize the situation: Between 1950 and 2021, the global total fertility rate (TFR, defined as the number of children that women…
The relationship between Europe and America seems frayed at the moment—not least since Vice President Vance’s comments at the Munich Security Conference last month, and his, President Trump’s, and President Zelenskyy’s Punch and Judy show at the Oval Office. The Vice President’s comments at Munich sent Europe’s chattering classes screeching—though no one tried to refute…
I first met Erick Ybarra over 10 years ago after I had left Eastern Orthodoxy and reconciled myself with the Holy Father (“I Left Eastern Orthodoxy for the Church Led by Pope Francis, and I Don’t Regret It”). Since that time, I have been very blessed to know Erick as a friend and we have…
Recently, Eric Sammons shared the grim results of a Pew Survey on religion in America. The survey found that only 19 percent of Americans self-identify as Catholic, a 20 percent decrease from the 24 percent who did so in 2007. For every 100 people who enter the Catholic Church, 840 depart it. To make matters…
Later this month a conference promising to lead Catholics from “diabolical deception to [the] restoration of truth” will be held in Wisconsin. The headline speaker is Fr. Chad Ripperger, predictably leading Where Peter Is founder Mike Lewis to pen another unhinged rant against Fr. Ripperger, this time calling him “wildly heterodox, superstitious, and conspiratorial.” Last…
Lent is the season instituted for penance and more intentionally uniting our sufferings with those of Christ on the cross – to crucify our flesh – in order to prepare our souls for the our greatest liturgical celebration of the year at Easter. This preparation, though historically varying in length and how it was counted,…
On Saturday, March 8, 2025, my daughter appeared frustrated when she asked me, “What day is it today? You don’t even know. It’s Women’s Day!” Of course, I knew exactly what “day” it was, but I responded, “I don’t celebrate a day instituted by murderous communists.” My answer, though abrupt, was intended to spark a…
Pope Francis sent a message February 28 to participants in a course at Rome’s Anselmianum for bishops’ masters of ceremony. The message was one of those usual ones dispatched for an event of which the Holy See somehow wants to take note, either because it likes the idea or somebody involved had a friend in…
