In an earlier essay in this series, we remarked how dispassionate or despondent observers at the beginning of the 19th century might have considered that the Catholic Church was terminally ill and on its deathbed. The previous century had seen the rise of despotic and...

The growth of classical education schools is astonishing. The numbers keep rising; there is no sign that the movement is beginning to plateau. Schools open, networks are created, charters are authorized, and kids fill the seats. One would think that as more spaces are...

Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches” (Rev. 2:11). This passage from Scripture is frequently quoted to justify a so-called “synodal Church,” a concept that at least partially, if not completely, contradicts the Catholic...

The earliest inscription declaring Jesus as God - deemed 'The greatest discovery since the Dead Sea Scrolls' - was uncovered beneath the floor of an Israeli prison and is now on display in America. The 1,800-year-old mosaic, discovered by an inmate of the Megiddo...

Since the election we’ve seen countless examples of unhinged, callow, hysterical emoting in which people disappointed in Kamala Harris’ loss have displayed on parts of social media behaviors that, in a more normal society, would bring out the folks with straitjackets....

Devoted to preserving the Church’s tradition of sacred music, the men’s choral vocal ensemble Floriani has sung at Masses and concerts in shrines, basilicas and cathedrals across the United States. This summer, they sang before thousands of pilgrims during Eucharistic...

Everyone expected massive demonstrations after the election, no matter who won. It didn’t happen. I suspect no one is disappointed. But I am disappointed that there was no dancing in the streets. Is that considered uncivil for elections? All elections, or just this...

In the largest survey of American Catholics ever conducted, vast numbers of the faithful blame Communion in the hand, extraordinary Eucharistic ministers, and homosexuality among the clergy as the most powerful reasons for lack of faith in the Eucharist. On Tuesday,...

One aspect of “Am I Racist?” that has yet to receive any attention is how closely it aligns with the apologetic style of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.

AS A STUDENT OF MUSIC, I was frequently plagued with a sense of anxiety that the work I had set about was a disposable “extra” or nicety. It seemed to me that, while society would be crippled without farmers, physicians, construction workers, or engineers, there would...