The Sterility Epidemic
And its causes. Although Mark Steyn writes knowledgeably about a great many topics, he keeps returning to what he calls the biggest story of our time—the planet’s demographic death spiral. The decline in population is a global phenomenon, but it’s happening faster in...
The Church and the Devil
If the Church is doing the Devil’s will, why does he attack it? In case you didn’t know, the Internet is full of videos bashing the Catholic Church. Most of these are produced by fundamentalist or born-again Christians, some of whom are ex-Catholics. They insist that...
Giving the Devil His Due
Satan’s Role in Sowing Chaos The publication of the Vatican declaration on same-sex blessings has generated a great deal of resistance within the Catholic Church. Numerous bishops in various parts of the world have refused to comply with its directives, and the...
Francis’s Disastrous Influence on World Affairs
I’ve written frequently about the great harm that Pope Francis has done to the Catholic Church as the result of his subtle and not-so-subtle attacks on Catholic teaching, Catholic tradition, Catholic morality, and Catholic liturgy. But it’s also important to realize...
Empty Hell? Empty Head? Empty Church?
Does Francis Know What He’s Doing? It’s often said that Satan’s greatest achievement is to convince people that he doesn’t exist. If we believe he doesn’t exist, then there is less motivation for us to avoid temptation and more likelihood that we will fall into sin...
Jaws — Jihad Version
Are the beaches really safe? I watched Jaws the other night on TV and it reminded me—as everything does these days—of jihad. In fact, there are some instructive parallels between the plot of Jaws and the official narrative about jihad. In the film, a great white shark...
The Times they are A-Changin’
Should the Church Follow Suit? Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez the head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith just announced that his office is preparing a “very important” document titled “Tickle Me with Your Toes: The Art of Erotic Pedicure.” Oops! My...
Our Lady of Victory
In 1952 Bishop Fulton Sheen wrote that Mary, Our Lady of Fatima, was the key to converting Muslims. Bishop Sheen believed that the devotion Muslims already had toward Mary would eventually lead them to her divine Son. Moreover, our Lady of Fatima would have a special...
The Light that Shines in the Darkness
When Samuel Huntington wrote “The Clash of Civilizations,” he was referring to the clash between Western Civilization and Islam. But there is a clash within Western Civilization itself which may determine the outcome of the clash between Islam and the West. Mark...
Same-Sex Blessings
Has The Line Been Crossed or has Nothing Changed? The “don’t cross this line” skit is a standard comedy routine. Two men decide to square off for a fight. One of them (usually the smaller of the two) draws a line in the sand and warns the other, “I dare you to cross...
