“Je Suis Jacques Hamel”
by Jean DuchesneThe target of this revenge was the root of the West, the West’s living source, even when it is unremembered—namely Christianity.
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Healing Through Repentance
by Robert A. Gahl, Jr.A response to Rocco Buttiglione’s reading of Amoris Laetitia. Continue Reading »
James Earl Massey: Steward of the Story
by Timothy GeorgeJames Earl Massey was different than any other radio preacher I had ever heard. His diction was perfect, his command of the English language was superb, and his style was lively and compelling, though never marked by ostentation. Continue Reading »
Rotting-Flesh Reaganism
by R. R. RenoTed Cruz failed to endorse Donald Trump for president. Snore. It’s a sign of how out-of-touch our political class has become that they speak of Cruz as a possible presidential candidate. In him, see the rotting flesh of Reaganism, a noble political project that no longer speaks to our time. Continue Reading »
Religious and Pro-Life Conscience Unwelcome in Healthcare
by Wesley J. SmithHealthcare public policy is becoming a means of imposing a secularist, anti–sanctity-of-life ideology on all of society. Continue Reading »
Bernie Sanders and the Atomized Republic
by Pete SpiliakosBeating the Left will mean answering the questions people are really asking about the world they really live in. Continue Reading »
The Ostpolitik Failed. Get Over It.
by George WeigelIn the 1960s, Popes John XXIII and Paul VI initiated a new Vatican approach to the countries behind the iron curtain, the Ostpolitik.The tactics included a cessation of all public Vatican criticism of communist regimes. No serious student of these matters judges the Ostpolitik a success. Those claiming otherwise are willfully ignorant, obtuse, unwilling to learn from the past—or, perhaps, all of the above. Continue Reading »
“With Courage, But Without Hatred”
by Rémi BragueAn interview with Rémi Brague, by Samuel Pruvot of Famille Chrétienne. Translated from French by Francesca Aran Murphy. Continue Reading »
Who’s Afraid of Ad Orientem?
by Christopher RuddyWhy the lack of a catholic appreciation for legitimate liturgical diversity? No one can truthfully claim that the Ordinary Form prohibits ad orientem celebration. So, who’s afraid of ad orientem worship, and why? Continue Reading »
The Virgin and The Donald
by Matthew MillinerAt Donald Trump's old church, Mary and the fugitive Holy Family are there—just tucked in the corner, safely out of sight. Continue Reading »
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