Matthew Schmitz aptly describes “Biden’s Collegiate Catholicism” (April 2024) in two senses. First, Biden’s agenda takes its ideological cues from, and serves the class interests of, the “most formidable redoubts of Democratic power”: the universities. Second, Biden’s politics embody . . . . Continue Reading »
United Methodism is no longer a misnomer because the progressives have been given what they wanted. Continue Reading »
Brendan Eich, co-founder of Mozilla, is an example of how to lead with conviction and for the common good. Continue Reading »
Something is wrong. Throughout the West, people are angry, anxious, and discontented. Paradoxically, the ill temper arises amid wealth unimaginable to our recent ancestors. (But perhaps this is not a paradox after all. Recall 1 Timothy 6:10: “For the love of money is the root of all evil.”) . . . . Continue Reading »
A few months ago, I predicted that the Francis pontificate would seek to establish cordial relations with the Rainbow Reich. (See “While We’re At It,” January 2024, composed late November 2023.) In mid-December the Vatican issued the declaration Fiducia Supplicans, vindicating my . . . . Continue Reading »
Gender nonsense sends the message that the United States is too weak to handle its enemies. Continue Reading »
As the Christian transformation of the Roman Empire was marked by the turning of pagan temples into churches, so we can expect the reverse to take place when a culture paganizes. Continue Reading »
The rise in cases of syphilis is another example of the consequences of the fantasy world of the sexual ideologues who have already destroyed so many lives. Continue Reading »
The Church needs to work on eliminating chaos and confusion within its ranks. Continue Reading »
It’s easy to decry right-wing scaremongering in the abstract, far more difficult to give advice to real people who have to make decisions that could cost them their careers. Continue Reading »
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