When There Is No Plan A, the Nation Perishes

When There Is No Plan A, the Nation Perishes

Elections are upon us. Once again, we have few good choices, and many will be voting against and not for candidates. The ordeal threatens to become a replay of elections that have come before. The slate of candidates thus far is demoralizing since it represents nothing uplifting. No new generation of brave and noble leaders … Read more

Is Fetterman Fashion Proper in Church?

Is Fetterman Fashion Proper in Church?

Sen. John Fetterman ignited a firestorm over what is proper to wear in the United States Senate when he appeared in a hoodie and basketball shorts. Even the most casual American observers were struck by the inappropriateness of it all. Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer supported his colleague by instructing the chamber’s sergeant-at-arms to stop … Read more

Confessions of a Radically Excluded Catholic

Confessions of a Radically Excluded Catholic

One thing that characterizes the coming Synod of Synodality is its emphasis on listening to other voices. All voices. Catholics are told that “the spirit” speaks through all who are marginalized and excluded. Thus, listening to the widest variety of voices is necessary. In becoming a listening church, the “people of God” can “walk together” … Read more

Why Johnny Can’t Play Tag

Why Johnny Can’t Play Tag

When little Johnny goes to school this fall, he may face another danger. The poor boy already has trouble reading and writing. He suffers from losing social skills and faces an assault upon his innocence through the destructive influence of horrible books and drag queens. It is increasingly common that the boy will no longer … Read more

How the Pandemic Shattered Social Skills and Destroyed Public Spaces

How the Pandemic Shattered Social Skills and Destroyed Public Spaces

What keeps social order today are not much-needed principles but tattered social habits. Leftover manners from the past provide the basics for getting along. People go through the motions of meeting and greeting, but they have lost the reasons why they do these things. As these old habits gradually fade, people do what they want … Read more

Portland Becomes a Citizen’s Hell and an Addict’s Paradise

Portland Becomes a Citizen’s Hell and an Addict’s Paradise

In November of 2020, Oregon voters passed Measure 110, an experiment that liberals hoped would stem the drug addictions and overdoses ravaging the state, especially the city of Portland. Approved by nearly 60 percent of the voters, the measure reduced the punishment for possessing hard drugs, including fentanyl and methamphetamine, to a mere $100 fine. … Read more

The Miracle on Maui: Is God Sending Us a Message?

The Miracle on Maui: Is God Sending Us a Message?

It frequently happens that survivors of natural disasters will come upon touching scenes of religious objects that are unscathed amid the destruction. For example, a statue of Our Lady of Grace was found intact after Hurricane Sandy in 2012. It communicated a sense of hope to all who saw it. The media often publish stories … Read more