Articles on Culture and Politics
“A good Catholic meddles in politics, offering the best of himself, so that those who govern can govern. But what is the best that we can offer to those who govern? Prayer!” Pope Francis
The Power and Problems of Pentecostalism
John Allen has reported here on the surge of Pentecostalism across Africa and the threat it presents to established Catholicism. Today the primary competition stems from Africa’s sprawling galaxy of Pentecostal and Evangelical churches, [...]
America’s Ozymandias
On President’s Day, in the week that the Republican presidential candidates were criss crossing my home state of South Carolina. I stumbled across this article in the Smithsonian magazine. It tells how you can [...]
The Bio Tech Revolution and the Family
Not a month goes by that a parishioner doesn’t ask me to help them with a difficult moral question that is troubling their family. These questions involve sexual choices in some way, but they [...]
Dead End Ecumenism
The last few years have been disastrous for the Anglican Church. First the Church of England voted to consecrate women as bishops, sparking a revolt amongst their more ‘catholic’ members. Next, the worlds’ Anglican [...]
The Spoiling of America
I propose that instead of the noble eagle, the symbol of the United States should be a large, juicy hamburger. Instead of the stars and stripes-- a bowl of ice cream. Replace the national [...]
Church of England Quo Vadis?
With the ordination of Libby Lane as the first female bishop in the Church of England we finally have closure over the vexed question of the identity of the Anglican Church. Since the Oxford [...]