The Temptation in the Garden
The Respect For Marriage Act - Congressional version. While you weren’t watching, 47 Republican members of the House of Representatives joined all the Democrats to pass the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA). Don’t let the title fool you. The act has nothing to do...
The Da Vinci Code Attacked the Wrong Religion
But it got some things right. The attack on Salman Rushdie reminds us once again of the difference between Islam and other religions. In response to the publication of The Satanic Verses, the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a death fatwa in 1989 against Rushdie which...
Defense, Diversity, and the China Threat
How “woke” experiments endanger our Armed Forces. The FBI raid on Donald Trump’s estate has temporarily pushed the China threat out of the headlines. But, of course, the threat is still there and so is the question of how to respond to it. Teddy Roosevelt said...
C.S. Lewis’ Fantasy is Our Reality
The British writer foresaw a few things that weren’t on Orwell’s radar. George Orwell’s prophetic novel 1984 has often been invoked for its ability to predict the increasingly arbitrary and tyrannical nature of our present society. But three years before the...
Not Without My Daughter
Could the film be made today? Not Without My Daughter is a 1991 film about an American citizen and her young daughter who accompany her Iranian-born husband on a two-week visit to his family in Iran—only to discover that the “visit” is intended to be permanent. Once...
Midterm Machinations
Watch out for foul play. The midterm elections are just over 3 months away. It’s expected that they will be contentious. But chances are they’ll be much more contentious than most expect. Why? Because Democrats are in danger of losing control of the...
Francis Forgives Everyone
Is he more merciful than Jesus? In a recent article I made the case that the main thrust of the Francis papacy is to de-emphasize sin. Whatever he might say about a moral issue such as abortion, same-sex marriage, or adultery, Francis has consistently given his...
Natural Law and the Abortion Debate
Don’t confuse natural law with doing what comes naturally. When debating the heated moral issues of the day, such as abortion, same-sex marriage and transgender ideology, people of faith often invoke the natural law to show that their position is backed not only by...
Pelosi, the Pope, and Pachamama
Francis says sin is serious, but acts as though it’s trivial. Suppose your local district attorney complains loudly about the rise of violent crime in your city, yet consistently allows violent criminals to go free on low bail—even those with a long history of...
Catholic Priest Says Catholics Should Celebrate Pride Month
Does that make sense? In Cremona, Italy, recently, an LGBTQ+ pride march included a topless mannequin of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The bishop of Cremona, Antonio Napolioni responded by saying he was “shocked at…the offensive and obviously blasphemous images.” That’s a...
