Does Pope Francis Have a Double Standard for Africa?
Pope Francis condemns Europeans for not taking in more African Muslim migrants, but says little about the plight of persecuted African Christians at the hands of Muslims. For years, sub-Saharan Africans—in Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Mozambique, and numerous other...
Celebrate Pride?
The LGBT movement’s long march through the institutions. An increasing number of conservative journalists contend that the Pride movement is undermining our culture. But what does that mean? Many sincere people don’t get the connection between the growth...
Are Progressive Catholics a Threat to the World?
For twenty years we have been fighting a global war on terror without much to show for it. This lack of success stems from a deception at the heart of the war effort. The deception is to call it a war on terror when it is, in fact, a war on Islamic terror. For twenty...
The New Primitives
When a man ceases to believe in God, observed Chesterton, he becomes capable of believing in anything. It looks like we may now have reached the “anything” stage of human history. As faith in Christianity recedes in the West, a strange thing is happening. Having...
The Abrahamic Family House: A Recipe for Diluting the Faith
The Abrahamic Family House is scheduled to open in Abu Dhabi in 2022. It will consist of three main buildings—a mosque, a church, and a synagogue. A project of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF), the Abrahamic Family House was inspired by the 2019...
The West’s Last Chance?
Has it already passed? Those who make a business of projecting trends often neglect the acceleration factor. The march of history may be usefully described as “slowly” followed by “suddenly.” Yet we are rarely prepared for those times when history seems to...
The Trans Controversy: American Bishops Face a Divided Nation and a Divided Church
Our bishops cannot ignore the percolating civil war brewing in America over trans ideology. In a recent essay, Providence College theology professor Paul Gondreau argues that many bishops believe that the prudential course to take in addressing our culture’s descent...
The Darkness of Transgenderism
The promises of transgender ideology, like the promises of Satan, lead not to self-actualization but to self-destruction. Catholics are divided about what to think of the transgender movement. On the one hand, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops warns...
Should Catholics Celebrate Pride Month?
Remember, it's all about dignity. 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...
Love Me, Love My Sins?
Fr. James Martin seems to think that LGBTQ+ love is a special way of loving that shouldn’t be governed by the rules that apply to others. “We are all sinners.” It’s true, of course; but it’s a phrase that can become a platitude when it’s overused. Currently, the...
