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On Russell Kirk, Happy at Home

He was a defender of the in­tegrity of the domus against the invading values of the polis and the marketplace. He was a defender of…

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The Meaning of Feminine Submission

Eve, though derived from Adam, completes him. She is his body, “bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.” Eve provides Adam his masculine…

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Here we review "Rabbles, Riots and Ruins: Twelve Ancient Cities and How They Were Evangelized," by Mike Aquilina.

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For cause of Servant of God Sister Mary Thea Bowman

Group makes reparation in England’s lost churches

To pray for souls of past worshippers & for unity of Church

Shroud of Turin bas-relief hypothesis is challenged

On scientific grounds, as rebuttal in Archaeometry journal

New Catholic dating app has matchmaking feature

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Religious Liberty Commission tussles over antisemitism

After Catholic member questions term's overbroad use

World Day of Prayer against Trafficking goes interfaith

Official vigil guide includes Muslim, Hindu prayers, more

Miss. diocese sends canonization documents to Vatican

For cause of Servant of God Sister Mary Thea Bowman

Group makes reparation in England’s lost churches

To pray for souls of past worshippers & for unity of Church

Shroud of Turin bas-relief hypothesis is challenged

On scientific grounds, as rebuttal in Archaeometry journal

New Catholic dating app has matchmaking feature

Allows singles to invite friend, family member into role

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By James Hanink
February 11th 2026 11:56 AM

It began for us in a garden, the Garden of Eden. But it was there, through our first parents, that we fell. Try as we…

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On Building Beautiful Temples and Churches

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February 10th 2026 12:48 PM

The Church’s weekday readings are making their way through the glory days of kingship in Israel, the reigns of David and Solomon. (That is to…

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February 9th 2026 11:55 AM

In Part 1, I noted the languages Our Lord spoke and detailed how Pope St. John Paul II communicated in styles other than the usual…

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On Russell Kirk, Happy at Home

He was a defender of the in­tegrity of the domus against the invading values of the polis and the marketplace. He was a defender of…

READ ARTICLE
The Meaning of Feminine Submission

Eve, though derived from Adam, completes him. She is his body, “bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.” Eve provides Adam his masculine…

READ ARTICLE
Briefly Reviewed: December 2025

Here we review "Rabbles, Riots and Ruins: Twelve Ancient Cities and How They Were Evangelized," by Mike Aquilina.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Religious Liberty Commission tussles over antisemitism

After Catholic member questions term's overbroad use

World Day of Prayer against Trafficking goes interfaith

Official vigil guide includes Muslim, Hindu prayers, more

Miss. diocese sends canonization documents to Vatican

For cause of Servant of God Sister Mary Thea Bowman

Group makes reparation in England’s lost churches

To pray for souls of past worshippers & for unity of Church

Shroud of Turin bas-relief hypothesis is challenged

On scientific grounds, as rebuttal in Archaeometry journal

New Catholic dating app has matchmaking feature

Allows singles to invite friend, family member into role

VIEW ARCHIVE
Religious Liberty Commission tussles over antisemitism

After Catholic member questions term's overbroad use

World Day of Prayer against Trafficking goes interfaith

Official vigil guide includes Muslim, Hindu prayers, more

Miss. diocese sends canonization documents to Vatican

For cause of Servant of God Sister Mary Thea Bowman

Group makes reparation in England’s lost churches

To pray for souls of past worshippers & for unity of Church

Shroud of Turin bas-relief hypothesis is challenged

On scientific grounds, as rebuttal in Archaeometry journal

New Catholic dating app has matchmaking feature

Allows singles to invite friend, family member into role

VIEW ARCHIVE

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In Praise of Gardening

February 11th 2026 11:56 AM

It began for us in a garden, the Garden of Eden. But it was there, through our first parents, that…

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On Building Beautiful Temples and Churches

February 10th 2026 12:48 PM

The Church’s weekday readings are making their way through the glory days of kingship in Israel, the reigns of David…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Polyglot Pope

February 9th 2026 11:55 AM

In Part 1, I noted the languages Our Lord spoke and detailed how Pope St. John Paul II communicated in…

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The Soviets’ Doomed Battle with Byt... Kindred Spirits, Fellow Victors... Croatia: “The Ramparts of Christendom”... If Not Communism or Capitalism, What?... The Crumbling of Communism: Good for the Catholic Church?... and more

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The Prayers of Moloch’s Modern Priestesses... Feminists: The Worst Misogynists?... Our Testosterone-Depleted Church... and more

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