Recently in my humanities class at Thales College, we read selections from Pascal’s Pensées, including that famous and mysterious assertion of his that the heart has its reasons whereof the head knows not. I explained to the students that by…
My frequent long road trips through the Ohio countryside are times to enjoy the outstanding company of such people as Victor D. Hanson, Ben Shapiro, Carolyn Glick, Jordan Peterson and their guests. Just this past week, Peterson had as his…
Previously underappreciated ancient liturgies are making a comeback. One such liturgy? Tenebrae. In the Diocese of Columbus, home to 280,000 Catholics, some 14 parishes (including St. Joseph Cathedral) will celebrate some version of Tenebrae this year. I can remember a…
In a recent interview with Jason Whitlock, social commentator Pearl Davis admitted that she’s recently begun reconsidering her childhood Catholic faith because she’s concluded that the Church may elevate Mary, the Mother of God, too much. On today’s episode of The…
Young Americans are part of a generation experiencing record-high rates of depression and suicide, the result of growing up inculcated by a woke cult that denies biological realities and shames dissenters. That’s something that Carrie Sheffield, author of Motorhome Prophecies:…
I’ve just returned from a conference on religious persecution. Held in the Mediterranean, the event covered the status of religious liberty in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In general, the status of religious minorities in that region ranges…
You might be forgiven for assuming that Italy, the cradle of Catholicism and Western Christianity more broadly, is a Christian nation. After all, a cursory glance at statistics (and the country’s recent conservative voting record) suggests that it is —…
There’s a perennial debate that arises at the end of every year when December and the beginning of Advent roll around. It’s one that leaves all of the people who have started humming carols under their breath feeling a little…
As you polish off the last of the leftover Thanksgiving turkey and stuffing, your thoughts are probably turning to the coming Christmas season and the mountain of gifts you’re about to buy. You’ve already begun stringing lights in the bitter…
