by William Kilpatrick | Jan 30, 2024
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...
by William Kilpatrick | Jun 28, 2023
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...
by William Kilpatrick | Nov 22, 2022
What happens next? In “Francis Forgives Everyone,” I suggested that the main thrust of the Francis papacy is to de-emphasize sin. But if Francis wants to forgive everyone, he’d better hurry up before some European bishops beat him to the punch. Just recently, the...
by William Kilpatrick | Feb 7, 2022
The devastating impact of the premise that people are essentially good. In a recent Front Page column, Dennis Prager criticizes the idea that people are basically good. The belief that humans are inherently good is both “foolish” and “dangerous,” writes Prager,...
