Why the LA Dodgers Chose Anti-Catholicism
by Raymond J. de SouzaIn choosing to honor the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” the Los Angeles Dodgers have revealed “what gods [they] worship.” Continue Reading »
More and More Jesuits
by Francis X. MaierOne of the key flaws in Cardinal Hollerich’s approach is that he underestimates the power of God’s grace and overestimates the credibility of social science. Continue Reading »
How Gay Marriage Changed America
by Matthew SchmitzIn November 2022, the ACLU’s deputy director for transgender justice came out against gay marriage. “I find it disappointing how much time and resources went into fighting for inclusion in the deeply flawed and fundamentally violent institution of civil marriage,” Chase Strangio wrote on . . . . Continue Reading »
How the Side B Project Failed
by Bethel McGrewThe movement has taken on board all the trappings of sexual identitarianism, from “preferred pronouns” to queer theory to the splintering of attendees into “affinity groups” based on their particular orientation. Continue Reading »
Pray for Kate Forbes
by Carl R. TruemanHow can so many claim victimhood when they wield immense cultural power? Continue Reading »
Technocracy and Same-Sex Marriage
by Jamie FranklinThe Church of England will not long survive in the desiccated hands of the materialist, which might at any moment clench into fists. Continue Reading »
Homosexuality and Hatred
by Raymond J. de SouzaTaking their lead from former Justice Anthony Kennedy, Cardinal Robert McElroy and Fr. James Martin have both spoken recently of “hatred” animating those who uphold traditional Christian teaching in regard to homosexuality. Continue Reading »
“Inclusion” and Catholicism
by George WeigelWoke “inclusion” is not authentic catholicity. Continue Reading »
Drag Queens
by Darel E. PaulThe queering of mainstream American culture has no more dramatic exemplar than the drag queen. RuPaul’s Drag Race, which began in 2009 as a competition reality show on the little-watched LGBT-oriented channel Logo, is today a global media and entertainment empire of four spin-off and . . . . Continue Reading »
A Bodily Faith
by Robert P. ImbelliA Church that neglects to exhort and instruct about the sins of the body, be they sexual or social, risks losing its Christological center. Continue Reading »
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