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June 2022

June 29, 2022

Who Founded the Catholic Church?

Essentially every self-described Christian group sees Jesus as its founder, either literally and historically or...

January 2020

January 21, 2020

The Medieval and the Fascist

It is, at this point, a truism that the Middle Ages fascinate the American Alt-Right....

November 2019

November 04, 2019

Dare We Hope That All Men Not Be Ideologues?

I am in the midst of writing a dissertation. This often (including in my case)...

October 2019

October 29, 2019

Does What You Believe Affect What You Do?

I am a Slovak-American. This means I care about something that, I imagine, fairly few...

July 2019

July 04, 2019

Catholic and American?

As a kid, I watched the History Channel special on the American Revolution every year....

July 03, 2019

Traditionalism, Fruit of Vatican II

Traditionalist orders and parishes are on the rise. The Dutch Dominicans are full of new...

July 18, 2018

Of Trump, Treason, and the Future of Liberalism

Steny Hoyer says that Donald Trump committed treason in Helsinki. That’s an odd sentence, but,...

May 2018

May 02, 2018

Christian Anti-Gnosticism

At this point, “Gnosticism” is as much an accusation as a philosophy, a way anyone...

April 2018

April 12, 2018

Christian Materialism?

“Materialism” is said in many ways, almost all bad according to contemporary Christians. Sometimes it...

December 2017

December 27, 2017

Japan’s Martyrs and Confessors

Christmas time is when we cry out in joy at the announcement of a birth...

June 2017

June 08, 2017

Catholicism and Marx: An Introduction

Catholic readers found an ally in Marx because he was interested in many of the...

June 07, 2017

Nostalgia: Enemy of Christianity

Nostalgia, nostalgia, nostalgia—these days a common thing. My father re-watches Smokey and the Bandit, pining...

April 2017

April 02, 2017

Ideas Don’t Have Consequences

The title is patently false; let’s get that out of the way. I’ve used it...

February 2017

February 22, 2017

Empty Traditionalism

Whoever is versed in the jargon does not have to say what he thinks, does...

February 13, 2017

We Are All Extremists

Extremism is a popular topic these days. For the “Right,” it’s of the Islamic variety;...

July 2016

July 20, 2016

1054: History, Myth, and the Making of a Schism (Part III)

Here I am proud to present part three of this three-part series on the Great...

July 19, 2016

1054: History, Myth, and the Making of a Schism (Part II)

Here I am proud to present part two of this three-part series on the Great...

July 18, 2016

1054: History, Myth, and the Making of a Schism (Part I)

July 16th marked the 962nd anniversary of the so-called "Great Schism." As someone deeply invested...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Pope Francis’ Legacy Will Live On: Two Historical Parallels

History is repetition; all that happens has happened and will happen. So says Qoheleth: All...

April 2016

April 17, 2016

Idolatrous Traditionalism: A Postscript

My last post, “Rigid Traditionalism is Idolatry,” has elicited quite the reaction, more so than...

February 2016

February 20, 2016

Embracing Our Pagan Heritage

Most of the time Catholics recoil when they’re called pagans. This line, popular among fundamentalist...