LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #12

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

In the end, the Synod was a failure and a yawn-fest. Continue Reading »

28 Oct 2024 0

Gretchen Whitmer and the Progressive Disdain Toward Catholics

by Evan Myers

What Gov. Whitmer doesn’t appreciate is that Catholicism is very much alive in Michigan. Continue Reading »

25 Oct 2024 0

Book Recommendations for Christmas

by John Wilson

You may end up keeping a copy for yourself and getting a second one for the friend or loved one you had in mind.
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25 Oct 2024 0

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #11

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

For Catholics who instrumentalize discernment, the Holy Spirit is never supposed to say, “No.” Continue Reading »

25 Oct 2024 0

Jane Austen’s Novels Are Darker Than You Think

by Peter J. Leithart

Social convention exists to enable stupid, evil people to live together in a degree of civilized harmony. Continue Reading »

24 Oct 2024 0

The Reopening of the American Heart

by Kevin D. Roberts

To be truly pro-life, America is declaring, it’s not enough just to be anti-abortion. And they are absolutely right. Continue Reading »

24 Oct 2024 0

Meditation On a Roman Pizza

by George Weigel

To whom does the future belong: the practitioners of dynamic orthodoxy or aging proponents of a march back to the seventies? Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2024 0

Will Courts Recognize the Personhood of Embryos?

by Anthony Jose Sirven

For courts to enforce IVF, surrogacy, and embryo-related agreements, they must find the contracting parties have ownership interest in the embryo. Continue Reading »

22 Oct 2024 0

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD – 2024: #10

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

One of the many striking features of Synod-2024 is the virtual absence of Pope John Paul II from the materials prepared for synodal discussion. Continue Reading »

22 Oct 2024 0

Joker: Folie à Deux and the Anxiety of Authenticity

by Adam Ellwanger

Did fans think that becoming the Joker allowed Fleck finally to transcend the human need for connection and community?  Continue Reading »

21 Oct 2024 0