Dialogue Without Compromise
It is ironic that certain people who attempted to prevent others from hearing
an ex-gay campus lecturer were the ones calling for ‘more dialogue’ at the end of it.
The Kaiser Who Never Was
Some men are born noble by name, others noble by nature. It’s a rare and
blessed gift when those characteristics combine in a single life, well lived.
Why the Popes Failed to Act
Three popes failed to take action when informed of Fr. Maciel’s
sexual abuse, drug addiction, and misuse of funds. Why?
Those Hurtful Ads!
Those NOR ads are presumably supposed to be satirical, but they're
actually insensitive, judgmental, mean-spirited and hurtful....
Literature Matters
Through the ages, great ideas have frequently found their
expression in great works of literature, both fiction and nonfiction.
News You May Have Missed
A Vatican condom factory... Homosexual weapons research... Drive-through
brothels... Voluntary human extinction... Are you serious?
Biotechnology & Posthumanism
Technology may finally make us so unhappy we will begin to effectively
criticize its consequences with the whole human good in mind.
The Trendy Atheists
Richard Dawkins and his ilk view Catholics as deluded faith-heads
whose minds have been taken over by irrational superstitions.
Pope Francis
Despite any attempts at reading the tea leaves of Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s
past life, it's far from clear how he is going to handle becoming Pope Francis.
Same-Sex Marriage
Same-sex marriage was the invention of the Emperor Nero, who had
at least three such nuptials, one in which he played the bride.
The Problem of Evil
The Church is clear-eyed about the devil's existence and demands
that we neither minimize nor exaggerate the danger he presents
to our salvation.
New Age & Gnosticism
There's far more to this movement than the self-indulgent silliness
of astrology, crystals, weird workshops, and the accompanying
psychobabble.
Catholic Social Teaching
The same papal statements that criticize socialism also criticize
capitalism, and for the same basic reason.
