Nineteenth-century France was the scene of bitter cultural and political conflict. The German invasion in 1870 inflicted a humiliating defeat on the French army. As the Germans put Paris under siege, the Second Empire of Napoleon III collapsed. Radical anti-Catholic leftists took control of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Like St. Francis of Assisi, Julian of Norwich is widely admired and misunderstood. Unlike St. Francis, however, Julian has not been canonized and so does not have an authentic and reverent cult that safeguards her true message. Her most famous line—often translated as “Sin is inevitable, but . . . . Continue Reading »
George Steiner, who died earlier this year, was one of the most influential Jewish intellectuals of the last half-century. He produced a foundational text in the philosophy of translation, the first thorough introduction to Martin Heidegger in English, major investigations into the nature of tragedy . . . . Continue Reading »
I thank God for Jonathan Sacks and commend him to the God of the spirits of all flesh. Continue Reading »
If more of the old canonization system had been in place, the McCarrick Report would certainly have delayed John Paul II’s canonization.
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The priest martyrs of Silesia, and the nuns who suffered with them, were victims of a broader pattern of terror practiced by agents of the radicalized left. Continue Reading »
Resurgent anti-Semitism is a growing problem, but insult is added to injury when people use Jewish suffering to cement their own victim status. Continue Reading »
Death is a blessing because death is that “passover” at which we can offer back to God the life God had given us as a gift. Continue Reading »
The president-elect and vice president-elect have made it very clear that they intend to make it very costly to practice one’s faith. Continue Reading »
New York’s failure to recognize the importance of the Mass is plain wrong. Continue Reading »
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