When Did Baptism Become a Sacrament?
by Mark BauerleinFr. Romanus Cessario joins the podcast to discuss his new book The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church. Continue Reading »
David Amess and the Grace of Last Rites
by Andrew CusackThe entire culture surrounding death is one of the most engaging, alluring, rewarding, and comforting aspects of the Catholic faith. Continue Reading »
St. Augustine's Journey to Easter
by C. C. PecknoldSt. Augustine sheds light on how we might overcome the obstacles blocking our way to Calvary. Continue Reading »
Infant Baptism and the Logic of Liberalism
by Brandon McGinleyThe logic of liberalism has seeped into the faithful’s understanding of God and his Church through every imaginable pore. Continue Reading »
Why Biden Was Denied Communion
by Edward PetersWhen a pastor in South Carolina withheld Holy Communion from Joseph Biden, a chorus of condemnations quickly followed. Continue Reading »
Marilynne Robinson and the Mystery of Grace
by Moriah SpecialeMarilynne Robinson's Gilead should be read as a summa pietatis rather than a summa theologiae. Continue Reading »
Baptizing the Spirit of the Age
by Matthew Lee AndersonThe new “Affirmation of Baptismal Faith” erodes the Church of England’s claim to bear witness to the one God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Continue Reading »
I, It, Thou
by Peter J. LeithartA well-lived life oscillates between I-Thou and I-It, between individuality and personhood. Continue Reading »
The Scandal and Allure of the Priesthood
by Philip TartagliaThe priesthood—like the Mass, the Church, and God—must be set apart, no matter how much it scandalizes the secular world. Continue Reading »
Liturgy of Liberalism
by Adrian VermeuleThe Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societiesby ryszard legutko encounter, 200 pages, $23.99 In The Old Regime and the Revolution, Alexis de Tocqueville described the French Revolution as a religious movement: The ideal the French Revolution set before it was not merely a change . . . . Continue Reading »
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