She was already suffering from sadness and depression. A few days after Christmas, Kendrea Johnson decided to end it all. The six-year-old girl from Minnesota was found hanging from a jump rope in what officials … Continue reading
Author Archives: John Horvat II
How the Left Gets America’s “Civil War” All Wrong
The influential left-leaning magazine The Atlantic just released a special issue highlighting America’s polarization. It is meant to shock a deeply divided nation struggling to stay together. “How to Stop a Civil War” is the … Continue reading
Catholics Mobilize for Huge Protest Against Black Mass in Houston
“This is something big,” said one Catholic protester, “I‘ve never seen anything like this before!” He was not the only one to sense that something very important was happening. A great clash was taking place … Continue reading
Three Reasons Why Chick-fil-A’s Bad Decision Matters
Fast-food giant Chick-fil-A shocked many conservatives when it suddenly announced a revision of its donation policies that excluded mainstream Christian groups deemed hostile to the LGBTQ+ cause. What triggered the decision is a matter of … Continue reading
Can’t You Make this Surreal World Just Go Away?
The afflictive thing about living in our polarized society is the terrifying thought that there is something permanent in our incompatibility with each other. No one desires the present unpleasantness. We sincerely wish that we … Continue reading
This is Why Isolating Ourselves Is not the Solution
People who see the horrors of our chaotic world frequently segue to looking for a dangerous non-solution—the Benedict Option. That is why we must resist the temptation of simply writing off the present system with … Continue reading
This is Why We Can Have No Illusions About Today’s Crisis
The present crisis in America compels me to present a consideration about surviving in our world of chaos. It has three words: “Have no illusions.” Look at the battlefield and have no illusions about the … Continue reading
Two Powerful Rules of the Spiritual Life that Never Change
In the spiritual life, there are rules that help the Catholic in the quest for sanctity. Some of these are general rules that apply to dealing with the weaknesses of our fallen nature. According to … Continue reading
What is the Meaning of ‘Modest Fashion Week’?
When you hear the term “modest fashion,” you think of clothing linked to religious convictions. The term usually applies to women’s fashions since they were much more affected by the liberalization of the sixties. In … Continue reading
What Is a Catholic to Think About Nationalism?
It is not easy for a Catholic writer to evaluate a book by a Jewish author advocating a Protestant political framework. That is the task for the Catholic reading The Virtue of Nationalism by Yoram … Continue reading