Francis X. Maier

Pope Francis seeks to speak a common ethical language to a very diverse global audience, but he ends up blessing the direction of mainstream opinion already stated well elsewhere. Continue Reading »

Critics are not always enemies. Some speak out of love, even when their words are heated. Continue Reading »

In effect, the “patriotism” of our current leadership class boils down to the freedom of everyone else to shut up and do what they’re told.  Continue Reading »

One of the key flaws in Cardinal Hollerich’s approach is that he underestimates the power of God’s grace and overestimates the credibility of social science.  Continue Reading »

There is a new kind of intolerance “strangling open discussion across the West,” and this new brand of intolerance is linked closely with the sexual revolution. Continue Reading »

The role of the father is to give; and through that giving to overcome, little by little, the selfishness and ingratitude that come so easily to every child. Continue Reading »

Helen Alvaré's new book is an extremely helpful aid in understanding the root of today’s legal battles over the nature and limits of religious freedom. Continue Reading »

One of the lessons taught by the past is that conflict in matters of faith, at both the personal and cultural levels, can have the effect of a wrecking ball.  Continue Reading »

Dan takes his friends for what they are: inhabitants of his world and part of his ordinary affairs; persons who become a little better, a little more fully human persons, because of Dan. Continue Reading »

The New Abnormal is a forthcoming book about the tech-driven “surveillance and control” state written by Aaron Kheriaty, a doctor and scholar who has experienced first-hand the dangers of medical technocracy. Continue Reading »