by William Kilpatrick | Mar 15, 2021
The following piece was originally published a few days after the inauguration of President Joe Biden. Since then, it’s become crystal clear that his far-left policies constitute an all-out attack on Catholic moral principles. Yet Biden still presents himself as...
by William Kilpatrick | Mar 7, 2021
The Vatican is currently hosting a series of webinars on “Mary as a model for faith and life for Christianity and Islam.” This is part of a push by the Vatican to reconcile with Islam by emphasizing the biblical figures that the two faiths share in common,...
by William Kilpatrick | Feb 26, 2021
The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s play about the Salem Witch Trials is often used by educators to teach students about the dangers that arise when true believers try to impose their orthodoxies on the rest of us. Indeed, Miller wrote the play during the era of the...
by William Kilpatrick | Feb 16, 2021
There’s an almost dream-like quality to the events of the last 12 months. Depending on their political/cultural views, the dream will be experienced by some as pleasant, by others as disturbing, and by still others as nightmarish. For those in the latter...
by William Kilpatrick | Feb 8, 2021
Despite his penchant for theological innovation, Pope Francis seems to hold some fairly traditional beliefs about the devil. Here’s an example from Gaudete et Exsultate: It is precisely the conviction that this malign power is present in our midst that enables us to...
