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October 2026

October 02, 2026

Rich Man, Poor Man: Altruism and Agency

In my previous article, I challenged a way of speaking about poverty that emphasizes what...

August 2026

August 10, 2026

Why Catholics Who Share an Altar Still Can’t Agree

The Carpark Argument: Musings Over the Coffee and Scones Guest writer: Pilgrim. Two people kneel...

July 2026

July 28, 2026

Can You Pass the $10 Test for the Common Good?

Before You Ask Government to Take More, Would You Give More? In my last article,...

July 20, 2026

Denouncing Is Easy. Governing Is Hard. Now Show Me Results!

In a recent article, Patheos writer Henry Karlson denounced what he calls “the theology of...

July 03, 2026

When Pastoral Language Refuses to Answer

Guest writer: Pilgrim. On the Rhetoric of Accompaniment Introduction There is an old parlour trick,...

June 2026

June 02, 2026

One Reason Why I Cannot Be a Progressive Catholic: Beauty

One of my favorite works of art—whether visual, musical, or otherwise—is Mozart's Requiem. Its beauty...

May 2026

May 26, 2026

Envy: The Most Virtuous of Deadly Sins

William Shakespeare once described envy as “the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it...

February 2026

February 28, 2026

Why I Often Criticize Progressive Catholicism

Recently, one critic chastised me for my continued criticism of progressive Catholicism. His accusation rests...

February 18, 2026

The Church Cannot “Walk Back” Reality

In my last article, Falsifying Reality: Dante, Truth, and Gender Identity, a Catholic commenter named...

January 2026

January 23, 2026

Cardinal Issue: Selective Urgency & Problematic Credibility

Recently, three highly influential American cardinals released a joint statement titled Charting a Moral Vision...

January 18, 2026

If Progressive Catholics Were Totally Honest…

By Theo Pastoral I think the time has come for progressive Catholics to be totally...

January 15, 2026

Whose Power? Progressive Utopianism Or Christian Theodicy

In reading many progressive writers, one theme appears again and again: power. Power to restructure...

December 2025

December 19, 2025

No Deals with Molech—the Limits of Political Prudence

I refuse to support any politician who backs legal access to abortion. The deliberate killing...

November 2025

November 27, 2025

The Smoke of Satan: Post-Conciliar Confusion

Guest writer: Pilgrim Introduction In 1972, while home from university, my father told me Pope...

November 22, 2025

False Virtue: Why Marxism and Catholicism Cannot Mix

Many Catholics today—some knowingly, others not—import Marxist categories such as oppressor versus oppressed, systemic harm,...

October 2025

October 28, 2025

The “Culture War” Raging Over Catholic Anthropology

In a recent exchange on my comment thread, I asked a self-described Catholic progressive (Todd...

October 17, 2025

The Next Faithful Generation Is Not Progressive

Should Christianity modernize, adapt, and progress to reach young people? Must it fall in line...

October 11, 2025

Is the Church Afraid to Appear Mean?

In the last article posted on this blog, Peter (Pilgrim) offered a critical assessment of...

October 07, 2025

Radical Empathy for Some, Radical Accountability for Others

Two recent stories — one out of Des Moines, Iowa, and the other out of...

October 02, 2025

Reflections on Paths Through the Wilderness: Guest Writer

Guest writer: Pilgrim An old man's thoughts on the choices facing the faithful. Introduction "You...

September 2025

September 01, 2025

Sex Assigned at Birth: From God or Man?

I began thinking about this article before the tragic events in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August...

August 2025

August 25, 2025

A Church That Affirms the World Instead of Converting It

Quick note to any reader wondering about my absence: I’m doing fine. With the start...

August 15, 2025

Would You Sign This?

In July 2025, three respected traditionalist/conservative theologians lost their longstanding professorships at Detroit’s Sacred Heart...

August 08, 2025

Mike Lewis’s “False Orthodoxy and Fired Professors” Revealed

Guest writer: Pilgrim Pastoralism, Doctrinal Ambiguity, and Asymmetry in Catholic Academic Life Introduction In the...

August 05, 2025

Correcting Mike Lewis: Fired Professors Are Not Heretics

What do you call a Catholic theologian who defends Veritatis Splendor, raises concerns about sacramental...

August 03, 2025

Progressive Catholicism: The Human Person Reimagined

With this article, we arrive at the third of five in a series exploring what...

July 2025

July 30, 2025

Are Catholics Lost In Theological Fog? Sadly, Many Are…

Guest Writer: Pilgrim Introduction Many Catholics today find themselves disoriented by conflicting theological voices, unsure...

July 28, 2025

In Progressivism: Each Person Becomes Their Own Magisterium

In my last article, I addressed the progressive Catholic penchant for sentimentality. I showed that...

July 22, 2025

A Church of Sentiment Over Substance

In my last article, I hypothesized about the future of the Catholic Church if progressive...

July 15, 2025

What If… Progressive Catholics Got Their Way?

In my articles, I aim to articulate the Church’s magisterial teachings in relation to current...