August 16, 2022

You have four choices: How to deal with a fact-challenged leftist

It is increasingly obvious that there is a large and expanding gulf between leftists and conservatives.  It is also obvious that the conventional paths of communication between individuals are not effective in reaching any understanding....

December 19, 2021

A Gut Check with the Cardinal Virtues

As a lifelong Catholic, I have observed the Church undeniably soften its stances, apparently in an effort to adapt the Church to the world.  Most recently, the members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met in Novem...

February 5, 2019

Catholic Clergy: Making Themselves Irrelevant

The beliefs of the Catholic Church are defined by two thousand years of careful writings and a slow process of understanding the revealed truths.  This has brought us our Catechism, our Creed, encyclicals such as Humanae Vitae, and other so...

September 25, 2018

The never-ending protest

G.K. Chesterton wrote that people are quick to promote changes without thinking about the consequences of those changes.  A good example of this is the current crop of kneelers, prominently playing in the NFL, ostensibly protesting widespre...

March 24, 2018

Mass Murders and a Crisis in Confidence

The recent slaughter in Florida is only the latest in a long line, and unfortunately, we should expect that there will be more.  The sad facts emerging from these events do not bode well for what will likely happen.  What is evident: a) ...

January 22, 2018

A Different Perspective on DACA

Sometimes it is helpful to look at an issue from another perspective, to see what the other person is seeing.  Since we've been hearing and reading about the immigration-DACA issue for so long now, let's attempt to look at this topi...