Those who seek to advance the Catholic Church’s teaching regarding the sanctity of life confront both new challenges and opportunities in the wake of the June 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. On the one hand, many people in the U.S. and in other developed nations have . . . . Continue Reading »
Exactly a century ago, in his encyclical Studiorum Ducem commending the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, Pope Pius XI drew a biblical analogy: Just as it was said to the Egyptians of old in time of famine: “Go to Joseph,” so that they should receive a supply of corn from him to nourish . . . . Continue Reading »
Richard Brake, headmaster of St. Francis Classical Catholic Academy, joins the podcast to discuss Classical schools. Continue Reading »
The Church as a culture must be a counterculture. Continue Reading »
What began as largely individual experiences of the performances ended in fellowship, a deepening of the bonds of community. Continue Reading »
Why do some in the Church seek to accommodate the sexual revolution, when the consequences of doing that are already disastrous? Continue Reading »
Jerry Pattengale and Rev. Johnnie Moore join the podcast to discuss their book The New Book of Christian Martyrs: The Heroes of Our Faith from the 1st Century to the 21st Century. Continue Reading »
Synod-2023 has reignited the intra-Catholic war over the legacy of the Second Vatican Council. Continue Reading »
The most difficult problems facing the Church today are the questions of who and what a human being really is. Continue Reading »
I address this letter to you, members of the . . . Synod on Synodality, supposing that you are as worried as I am about the outcome of this Synod. Continue Reading »
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