One of the foremost signs of the degradation of a culture is the degradation of its language. Language is the color of thought, and enables us to communicate as best we can the things we see, conceive, and imagine. Words…
It seems almost surreal that the motu propio Traditonis Custodes was issued on July 17, 2021, exactly a month ago. There has been an explosion of commentary surrounding the action of Pope Francis to restrict and delimit the so-called Traditional…
Patriarchy has had a ‘bad rap’ in recent years. It seems that no matter what leftist movement we’re talking about, all seem united in a common creed that ‘patriarchy’ is an unequivocal evil which must be destroyed. Typical also of…
Preparedness is the native stance of any organization which knows its ultimate purpose. Many famous persons and institutions are well known and regarded for their ability to tackle various challenges, in accord with rigorous training and discipline. To be truly…
One of the objectives of the Second Vatican Council was to enrich the spiritual lives of the faithful by deeper intimacy with Sacred Scripture. This had been a long time goal of the Roman Pontiffs before this time. In some…
Telling the truth about things always makes you liable to get into trouble with certain people. The famous Greek myth of Cassandra, like so much of the world of myth, presents the eternal paradox that the more genuine a prophet…
There are several teachings in the New Testament which are absolutely puzzling unless you have a view of the Church as simultaneously being the Mystical Body of Christ, and a polity, based upon that fact, with the authority to pass…
At this summer’s greatly anticipated meeting of the USCCB, the topic of “Eucharistic Coherence” gained center stage. In reading the National Catholic Register’s reporting of the meeting, I was struck by a comment that Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego…
The Prelude One of the surprises of the past three years was how popular a post I did on the theological language and style of the alt-pop band Twenty One Pilots. It’s been a slow burn, but it consistently gets…
With sincere sadness, I read Steve Skojec of OnePeterFive‘s essay Against Crippled Religion. I had heard that the piece was making the rounds all over the Catholic web, and so I finally got around to reading it. It is evident…