People today say social engagement is a basic part of the Christian life. Even so, it is shot through with paradox. Christ was not part of everyday social life. He had no property, no job, […]
In a 2017 interview, Vatican official Rodrigo Guerra López summarized the evangelical ideal behind Francis’s call for openness, dialog, listening, and accompaniment: Francis … lives under the premise of having an elementary sympathy with all people, […]
How the world works usually matters more than what we’re trying to accomplish. We see that in politics, with democracy as an obvious example. It wants the people to rule. But the people can’t possibly […]
The attention given to Jordan Peterson, and recently to more alarming figures like Andrew Tate, Bronze Age Pervert, and Raw Egg Nationalist, shows that people are finding men’s issues more pressing. The interest in these […]
The point of Catholic morality is to tell us how best to live. Some are inclined to make it mostly about social justice. When the bishops issue a statement condemning pornography, they say it should […]
To persecute is to push down on a weaker group, at least somewhat continuously, in order to weaken or destroy it. For Catholics, the example that sets the type is the persecution of Christians in […]
America and the whole Western world have just completed “Pride Month,” a string of observances celebrating all things LGBTQ. The message was that these things are normal and beneficial, a matter of choice and identity, […]
How can Catholics most help the world? The obvious answer is that they would help most if they became saints. If you as a Catholic want to “make a difference,” cultivate sanctity and wholehearted love […]
Marxism is basic to the history of the 20th century. Such was the view of Catholic philosopher Augusto Del Noce (1910-1989). In particular, he thought its contradictions and consequent disintegration led to the soft post-1960’s […]
We hear that we live in a pluralist society. But what does that mean? It’s not just a society in which people have a variety of beliefs and standards. That situation’s been common since the […]
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