A Thoroughly Modern Synod
The Church of What’s-Happening-Now seeks your input. Pope Francis just announced that the multi-year Synod on Synodality will be extended another year. Apparently, the synodalists need more time to complete what Cardinal Gerhard Muller describes as a “hostile takeover...
A Hostile Takeover of the Catholic Church?
Does the Synod have a sinister purpose? In a recent interview on EWTN’s The World Over, Cardinal Gerhard Muller, the former head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, warned that the Synod on Synodality was engaged in a “hostile takeover of the Church.”...
The Church of Everyone
Why so many Catholics are leaving. Pope Francis recently called for a “Church open to everyone.” Nothing new here. The Church has always been open to everyone—including sinners. The Church has always acknowledged that it is “a Church of sinners.” But...
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...
