Systemic Evil and the Justice of Advent
by Peter J. LeithartAdvent announces the coming of the Lord who breaks the arms of the sex traffickers, the drug lords, the arms dealers, and all their respectable collaborators. Continue Reading »
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The History of National Flags in Churches
by Miles SmithA national flag in a church is not a sign of idolatry, but a reminder to the faithful to remember the specific magistrate we pray for. Continue Reading »
On Being Thankful for America at Thanksgiving
by George WeigelAs the Declaration of Independence affirms, we never walk alone, but in the care of the God who gave us life and liberty at the same time. Continue Reading »
Inclusivity at Notre Dame
by William DeReuilIf the university meets the next generation of students at the door with the contradictions and false premises of woke “inclusivity,” how will they learn to pursue goodness and truth? Continue Reading »
The Joys of the Harpsichord
by John AhernThe piano is the instrument of expressive individualism; the harpsichord is the instrument of a vibrant, discursive life of the mind. Continue Reading »
Tucker Carlson, Class Traitor
by Wilfred M. McClayIn his thirty-year journalistic career, Tucker Carlson hasn’t changed. But his industry has—beyond recognition. Continue Reading »
An Open Letter to the Students of Archbishop Riordan High School
by Salvatore J. CordileoneThe archbishop of San Francisco addresses a group of Catholic high school students on the necessity of fighting the culture of death. Continue Reading »
Too Blind to Be Martyred
by Hans BoersmaObsessive cultural fear of physical suffering and death has blinded and immobilized us, like prisoners staring at the end of the cave. Continue Reading »
Queering Veterans Day
by Carl R. TruemanNot every student at a Catholic university needs to be a faithful Catholic, but the institution itself absolutely must be. Continue Reading »
Catholic Progressives and the Culture War
by George WeigelCatholics who take the texts of Vatican II seriously refuse to truckle to, and in fact resist, those cultural aggressors who think of human beings as mere twitching bundles of morally-equal desires. Continue Reading »
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