Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow have claimed that Russia’s so-called Special Operation is needed to defend the wider russkiy mir, the “Russian world.” By this term they mean the Orthodoxy-based Russian-language civilization that Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus . . . . Continue Reading »
Death rates among American children are on the rise. Young people are killed by homicide and car accidents, and they are killing themselves by drug overdose and suicide. Mortality rates for ages one to nineteen rose by 10.7 percent between 2019 and 2020, and went up another 8.3 percent in 2021. . . . . Continue Reading »
For those who do the backstroke or shoot hoops at a functionally agnostic YMCA “swim and gym,” the Christ-centered history of the institution may be surprising. Some believers seek to make it better known. Continue Reading »
Without a return to God-centered, family-first conservatism, the moral and spiritual health of our culture will continue to decline, even if we pull off the occasional victory. Continue Reading »
The Catholic Church teaches that pride is the deadliest of the deadly sins, so it is something to be avoided, along with lust, not celebrated. Continue Reading »
Over the past several weeks, the Dodgers have demonstrated a cringe-inducing cravenness in the face of woke pressures. Continue Reading »
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Matthew Schmitz to talk about his article, “How Gay Marriage Changed America,” from the April 2023 issue. Continue Reading »
Are we experiencing the third great crisis of the Catholic Church? Continue Reading »
As the United Methodist Church goes through an increasingly bitter, slow-motion divorce, it offers an important cautionary tale for the rest of the body of Christ. Continue Reading »
Progressive Christians are replicating one of the oldest ecclesiastical sins of all—conformity to the world, just like their slaveholding ancestors. Continue Reading »
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