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Carlo Acutis’s Simple Faith
I write these words on pilgrimage in the beautiful Italian town of Assisi, home to Sts. Francis,…
No, DEI Does Not Mean God
According to Washington auxiliary bishop Roy Campbell, Catholics should stand up for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—DEI—because DEI…
Pius XII’s Vindication (ft. Michael Knowles)
In the first episode of While We’re At It, a brand new interview series with First Things…
The Torchbearer of Thomism
On August 28, the French Dominican theologian Jean-Pierre Torrell (1927–2025) died at age ninety-eight in Fribourg, Switzerland.…
The Forgotten Priestless Counties of Rural America
“What do the members of your religious community think about the Traditional Latin Mass?” As I’ve traveled…
Bishop Martin Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
Until a few weeks ago, students attending Mass in the chapel of Charlotte Catholic High School in…
Praying Well at the End of the World
Early in the book, Fr. Donald Haggerty complains about the summertime crowds of tourists who pass through…
Why the Church Must Lead the Tech Age
Tomorrow’s leaders are no longer just presidents, prime ministers, or generals. Power to shape society is shifting…
Time to Move Beyond “Synoding”?
In the first volume of his trilogy, Jesus of Nazareth, Pope Benedict XVI saluted the important contributions…
The Question of Suicide
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Martin Lockerd joins…
A Solution to a Kafkaesque Clerical Conundrum
“Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested.”…
Our Age of Martyrdom
Robert Royal and I have been friends, colleagues, and co-conspirators for nigh on to four decades. Dr.…
Can Transsexuals Be Baptized?
These are not easy days to be a Catholic pastor. In our age of entitlement and mixed…
Restoring Holy Family Church: A Bridge of Faith Amid War
Six months after Hamas brutally attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,195 people and taking 250…
More and More and More
Thomas More: A Lifeby joanne paulpegasus books, 624 pages, $39.95 Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Jeffrey…