The return of Donald Trump may pump the brakes on some of the nastier momentum in our culture, but changing its basic direction is a much bigger, and arguably less likely, task. Continue Reading »
The Flying Spaghetti Monster has retreated into the abandoned sanctuary of the United Church of Bacon. There has been a softening. Continue Reading »
Grace may be free, but holiness costs, remarked Flannery O'Connor. Nick Cave, her literary descendant, reminds us that heresy does, too. Continue Reading »
Freed from the burden of bodily existence and the pain of self-recognition, one is able to contemplate—in a word—the void. Continue Reading »
The kids need intelligent, reader-friendly introductions to the masterpieces. Continue Reading »
Because the English ruling establishment looks after its own, Smyth and his fellow abusers enjoyed diplomatic immunity. Continue Reading »
Desensitization has advanced to the point that demonstrators now hold signs overtly proclaiming, “ABORTION IS HEALTH CARE.” Continue Reading »
Maybe, just maybe, a critical mass of American Catholics is finally taking off the “Kick Me” sign. Continue Reading »
That the degrading, embarrassing, and evangelically destructive Vatican-China agreement has been renewed is nothing short of scandalous. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis paid an apparently surprise visit to the home of Emma Bonino, “the Italian politician who successfully campaigned to legalise abortion in the 1970s.” Continue Reading »
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