Raymond J. de Souza

If voting for Trump is considered a fulfillment of Christian duty, or even an act of Christian piety, it would be a distraction from that duty. Continue Reading »

Dante eventually left the Inferno behind. May the synod delegates in Rome be so blessed. Continue Reading »

The eclipse points to Christ's triumph over evil.  Continue Reading »

Pope Francis has had a myriad of challenges in the eleventh year of his pontificate. Continue Reading »

St. Patrick's Cathedral is where Christ lives in New York City, and that is precisely why it was ambushed by trans activists.   Continue Reading »

The Instrumentum Laboris is laborious indeed. Whether all that labor will be an instrument for anything other than more labor remains to be seen. Continue Reading »

In choosing to honor the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” the Los Angeles Dodgers have revealed “what gods [they] worship.” Continue Reading »

Taking their lead from former Justice Anthony Kennedy, Cardinal Robert McElroy and Fr. James Martin have both spoken recently of “hatred” animating those who uphold traditional Christian teaching in regard to homosexuality.  Continue Reading »

Cardinal Zen was my guest in Kingston in 2013 because he knows the Church needs more men like St. John Fisher. Henry kept Cardinal John Fisher in the Tower of London; now the Chinese regime threatens Cardinal Zen with prison. Continue Reading »

Against our bleak horizon, it seems impossible to hope that peace and liberty may prevail. But Providence is still at work, if hidden from our eyes. Continue Reading »