Articles on Catholic History and Culture
“To be deep in history, is to cease to be Protestant.” Venerable John Henry Cardinal Newman
Tale of Two Nations
After witnessing the Democratic and Republican conventions, and watching the polls for Romney and Obama it seems increasingly clear to me that our country is fundamentally divided. The polls have the two candidates running [...]
Liberalism and LCWR
Is Liberalism dead? Ross Douthat comments here on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and the decline of liberal Christianity. It's a speculative piece which highlights the chasm that now exists within all forms [...]
The Dictatorship of Sentimentality
Have you ever had to deal with a female work colleague or family member who, just as the argument got interesting, turned on the tears? Immediately they win. It's a not-too-subtle form of emotional [...]
I Wanna See a Miracle!
An interesting story has popped up about miracles taking place in India. I've heard church workers report that the growth of the church in Africa is also attributed to a rush of miracles happening [...]
Banal Hymns at Mass
Anthony Esolen has a good moan here about some of the hymns he has to endure at Mass. Anthony is an English professor and noted translator of Dante. So he knows something about poetry. [...]
Nuns on the Run
When I was at Bob Jones University I can remember a demure undergraduate who was a bit of a bluestocking saying to me, "I really like nuns and would love to be a nun [...]