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Why Boris Got Married in a Catholic Church
On May 29, U. K. Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson married his girlfriend Carrie Symonds—a Catholic and the mother of his youngest child—in London’s Westminster Cathedral. The...
The Limits of Politics
Last week brought us the image of a half-naked man, painted and crowned with buffalo horns, howling from the speaker’s dais in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol....
Beto’s Woke Integralism
In 2008, Barack Obama was well within the mainstream of American opinion when he said that “I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. Now,...
Calling Joe Biden to Repentance
During the most recent round of Democratic party debates, abortion was noticeably the dog that didn’t bark in the night. On Tuesday, the subject, which a third of voters...
Vincent Lambert and Relative Justice
On Thursday, the world was informed that Vincent Lambert had died. He died of starvation and dehydration, after a French court sided with his wife and doctors and decided...
Magisterial Liberalism
Pride month has once again come and gone. As in previous years, entire sections of major cities were given over to parades and festivals celebrating the rainbow of sexual...
Public Faith and the Peace Cross
On Thursday, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case American Legion v. American Humanist Association. By a margin of 7-2, the judges determined that a large...
A Call for Radical Renewal
Tomorrow, the United States Council of Catholic Bishops will meet in Baltimore for its General Assembly. This will be the bishops’ second gathering since former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s disgrace....
So Long, Cardinal Wuerl
Today marks Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s long-awaited arrival in Washington, D.C. But while all eyes and expectations are focused on the new man in the capital see, some thought should...
Excommunicate Cuomo
Calls for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s excommunication have echoed across Catholic social media ever since he signed into law one of the most expansive abortion bills ever enacted. Bishops Richard...