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How Tradition Points Away From The Death Penalty

Once again, the death penalty is in the news. This has been, in part, because...

October 08, 2026

Justice First, Charity Beyond It: Serving The Poor Well

It still amazes me how often a Christian, even after reading the words of Scripture,...

October 23, 2025

EWTN’s Influence On American Catholic Faith

When I first became Catholic, I saw first hand the beginnings of the division between...

September 2025

September 15, 2025

The Oversimplification of Religious Faith In Modern Media

When I look back to what I understood about other religions when I was young,...

June 2025

June 17, 2025

Pacifism Must Embrace Justice In Its Peacebuilding

One of the things I came to appreciate after I became Catholic was the importance...

June 03, 2025

Addressing The Crises Of Contemporary Catholicism

While Catholics have been told that the institutional church should be always reforming, many feel...

May 2025

May 14, 2025

My Initial Thoughts On Pope Leo XIV

When I heard Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was chosen to become pope, I, like many,...

May 05, 2025

How Trump Distorts True Religious Liberty

While a part of me, having watched various Christians and Catholics demonstrate ignorance of basic...

April 2025

April 29, 2025

The Next Pope: Expectations And Challenges Ahead

Looking back to when Pope Francis was first introduced to the world, I remember how...

April 21, 2025

The Catholic Church After The Death Of Pope Francis

I woke up to hear the news which everyone will be hearing today: Pope Francis...

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February 07, 2024

So-Called Traditional Catholics Follow The Wrong Traditions

There is something rather twisted coming from so-called traditionalists who claim to represent the traditions...

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November 21, 2023

Pope Francis Teaches Us By His Actions

Pope Francis frequently shares his love to those who have otherwise been mistreated and abused...

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April 13, 2023

The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine In Light Of Pacem In Terris

It has been sixty years since Pope St. John XXXIII wrote the encyclical Pacem in...

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March 02, 2023

Vatican II, Liturgy, And Liturgical Development

We must not confuse our faith with accidents which can and do change. This is...

November 2022

November 03, 2022

When Voting, Think Of The Children

Pope Francis told us that his special prayer concerns for the month of November are...

October 2022

October 26, 2022

Does the Catholic Church Really Go Alien Hunting?

Every so often, there will be a report in the news indicating the openness the...

October 20, 2022

We Must Not Vote For Those Who Deny The Common Good

“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the...

October 06, 2022

Hypocrites, Hypocrisy And The Pursuit Of Power

Jesus warned against those who like to emphasize and promote rigorous legalism while acting contrary...

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September 29, 2022

Right-Wing Politicians, The Victim Card, And The Satanic Corruption Of Christianity

An authentic martyr does not go out, purposefully make a spectacle of themselves, causing problems...

September 15, 2022

We Must Stand Behind The Rail Workers

Despite the ever-increasing profits made by railway companies, American rail workers have to endure ever-worsening...

August 2022

August 18, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act And Our Hope For The Future

Climate change is a reality, not mere speculation. This is why, instead of just...

August 11, 2022

“Christians Nationalism” Is Anti-Christian

Christian nationalism is one of the greatest distortions of the Christian faith being promoted in...

August 04, 2022

We Do Not Build Peace By Nuclear Deterrence

August 6, 1945 should always be remembered because, the United States on that day used...

July 2022

July 28, 2022

The Pope, Native Americans, And Healing The Wounds Of Our Past

No matter how independent, how individualistic, someone would like to be, no one is an...

June 2022

June 23, 2022

Pope Francis Points The Way To Revival

Many Catholics are finding themselves having a crisis of faith. Some valiantly hold on to...

February 2022

February 24, 2022

Putin’s Ukrainian War, A Defeat For Humanity

War is always an evil. No matter who wins, humanity loses. “And let us not...

February 17, 2022

Reparation And Injustices: Society Is Accountable For Systematic Sin

All injustice requires satisfaction as a part of the process which reverses and heals the...

February 10, 2022

Development Of Doctrine Concerning Slavery And The Death Penalty

There is a tendency among some Catholics to suggest that Catholic teaching has not developed...

February 03, 2022

Banning The Proper Study Of History Promotes The Return Of The Sins Of The Past

Since it is commonly understood that, as Winston Churchill put it, “Those that fail to...

January 2022

January 12, 2022

Liturgy and Idolatry

Sometimes, what is good and useful for a time must be put aside, not because...

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