Graduates are usually encouraged to embrace an optimistic future based on obvious economic or cultural signs that make this possible. However, the Class of 2023 does not have the luxury of this bright future. Too many major obstacles bar the way for these members of Generation Z. If there was an expression to characterize this … Read more
The debt ceiling debate is hurling the nation toward a potential fiscal disaster. After June 1, the government risks not having enough money to meet debt and operating expenses. A default will undermine the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency and what is left of the world order. The media are turning the debate … Read more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the state will be officially bowing out of the natural gas business. Through relentless pressure from environmentalists, Hochul and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) have caved in to green demands. The state will be eliminating eliminate fossil fuels. In a declaration of war against … Read more
As a some-what frequent traveler to Kansas City, I have watched the building of the new international airport from a distance. From inside the old seventies-style terminals, everyone could see the nearby project developing on the horizon over the past two years. I did not know what to expect, but the plain boxy look did … Read more
The selection below was adapted from The Biographical Memoirs of Saint John Bosco. Towards the end of 1844, Don Bosco was busy finishing a book promoting devotion to the guardian angels. He had started on it earlier. He personally was very grateful to God for the privilege of having been given a guardian angel. We … Read more
The feminist narrative of history portrays women’s rights as a recent phenomenon. Feminists believe that pre-modern women were oppressed by men and had few rights. Nowhere were women more miserable than in medieval times when the Church and a patriarchal society reduced them to near slavery. Feminists contend that since then, the fight for women’s … Read more
The devil constantly invents ways to attack God, especially targeting those with immortal souls. Harming these souls is especially tragic since they are meant for heaven. If they succumb to the devil’s wiles, they risk being lost for all eternity. Thus, society is the stage for a great battle for souls. People of goodwill can … Read more
China’s rapid rise to global prominence, both economically and politically, has rightly raised concerns in the international community. President Xi Jinping’s desire for greater influence and world leadership is manifested through aggressive expansion of its military power, increasing economic ties and loan packages and an assertive diplomatic offensive meant to overshadow America and the West. … Read more
The expression “a picture is worth a thousand words” means that multiple and complex ideas can be conveyed with a single image. Perhaps one could say that a video with audio, dialogue, and animations is worth a million words. That would be particularly true regarding the 83’ video recently released by Disney—a giant of the … Read more
In its May 2023 issue, the usually political magazine Commentary published an extensive essay, “The Return of Paganism.” The article’s main point was that ancient pagan practices are returning to use and are embedded in many “modern” movements. Ancient and Yet Modern The article opened with an account of the so-called transgender killer who murdered … Read more
