LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #7

by Xavier Rynne II

The only “paradigm shift” worth pursuing, for the author of Hebrews, is the one that turns again to “Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.” Continue Reading »

14 Oct 2024 0

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #6

by Xavier Rynne II

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt, as I understand the subject; difficulty and doubt are incommensurate. Continue Reading »

12 Oct 2024 0

One Cheer for Hollywood

by Peter J. Leithart

What no longer happens in academia, what rarely happens in politics, still happens in Hollywood. Hard work, grit, hustle get rewarded. Continue Reading »

11 Oct 2024 0

Has Houellebecq Found a Happy Ending?

by Joshua Hren

In the last pages, he pines for some final cycle of “samsaric existence to pass to the other shore, that of illumination, of timeless fusion with the soul of the world, of nirvana.”  Continue Reading »

11 Oct 2024 0

Finding Hope at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Seminary

by Jacob Adams

The seminary was hosting a barbeque event described as a night of appreciation for its supporters to “share all the good God is doing” at St. Tikhon’s. Continue Reading »

10 Oct 2024 0

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #5

by Xavier Rynne II

Synod-2024 is an attempted coup d’église by Catholic progressives, a coup aimed at changing Catholic teaching. Continue Reading »

10 Oct 2024 0

Indifference Is Irresponsible

by George Weigel

Ignoring foreign threats is gross moral and political irresponsibility, because it makes a cataclysm of unprecedented lethality more likely.     Continue Reading »

9 Oct 2024 0

Trump Versus Taylor

by Darel E. Paul

As marriage in the United States becomes both later and rarer, the social separation of the sexes inevitably fosters their cultural and political separation. Continue Reading »

9 Oct 2024 0

On the Politics of Joy

by Francis X. Maier

 Joy is something more than pleasure; more than material contentment; higher than mere happiness. Continue Reading »

8 Oct 2024 0

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #4

by Xavier Rynne II

The claim that a Synod, dominated in its leadership positions by Jesuits from the global north, is representative of the world Church is prima facie implausible.  Continue Reading »

8 Oct 2024 0