Features
The Odyssey is proof that old things still matter—maybe more than ever
Unless you’ve been living in a cave blocked by a rock (and if so, maybe get out of there), you’ve heard about, and likely have [...]
The Odyssey is proof that old things still matter—maybe more than ever
Features
Unless you’ve been living in a cave blocked by a rock (and if so, maybe get out of there), you’ve heard about, and likely have already seen, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. The adaptation of Homer’s three-thousand-year-old [...]
31 Christians killed in Nigeria, including eleven children and a Catholic priest
Features
CWR-Yaounde: A devastating wave of violence has once again shattered communities across Nigeria’s Middle Belt, claiming the lives of at least 31 Christians in separate, brutal attacks. In the latest large-scale massacre, 30 Christians, including [...]
Essay
To Live & AI in L.A.
Southern California. I recently returned for my first visit there in nearly twenty years. Why do I love the West Coast? Let me count the ways. Sweeping vistas, energized pop culture, and the sense of [...]
Chapp's Schtick
Jesus autem tacebat: Dignitatis Humanae and Social Kingship, Part Three
“But Jesus remained silent”— Matthew 26:63 Pope Pius XI, in his encyclical Quas Primas (1925), affirmed the doctrine of the social kingship of Christ. He thereby kicked back against the tide of the modern political [...]
Features
Sold on a promise: How a Catholic network is rescuing Africa’s trafficked youth
“I held my mother and siblings in a warm, tearful embrace of hope,” Pauline (not her real name) recalls. She pauses, offering a wan and ashy smile as the memory of November 23, 2016, washes [...]
Features
On Twenty Years of Twitter—er, X
Twenty years ago, a small social media platform called Twitter was launched into public life. Few imagined that a service built around brief updates would become one of the principal architects of modern consciousness through [...]
Essay
An Educational Perfect Storm
The 1991 “perfect storm,” made famous by the movie of that name starring George Clooney, resulted from a rare collision of three distinct weather systems that converged to create an exceptionally massive and destructive storm. [...]
Essay
On the Faith of Saint Anne
1Editor’s note: This homily was preached on the Seventeenth Sunday, July 26, 2026, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. Last Sunday, we considered the centrality of grace in the Christian life and [...]
-
“But Jesus remained silent”— Matthew 26:63 Pope Pius XI, in his encyclical Quas Primas (1925), affirmed the doctrine of the social kingship of Christ. He thereby kicked back against the tide of the modern political [...] -
-
-
“Indeed it is through chastity that we are gathered together and led back to the unity from which we were fragmented into multiplicity.” — Saint Augustine, Confessions (quoted in CCC 2340) “I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by [...] -
-
Rick C:
Our Lady and Joseph did not violate the laws of Egypt when they fled from Herod. They did not demand…
meiron:
First Things on SSPX and episcopi vagantes: BORING article. The whole point is that excommunicated bishops like those of SSPX,…
Edward J Baker:
I can see where your level of understanding resides. Differing independent variables can be causal to the same effect. Studies…
