Letters to the Editor: May 2026

Tools & Their Uses... A Brief Moment in Time... The DDF Douses a Flashpoint... Mystified by the Animus... The Christmas Narratives: Beautiful Fables?... and more

The News You May Have Missed: May 2026

Ministry of Combat... Chicken Fight... Press 2 for Spanish Accent... Potato Hate Crime... The Cost of Living in California... Key to Longevity — I & II... and more

Is Moral Truth Immutable or Historically Conditioned?

A THEOLOGICAL PARADIGM SHIFT AT VATICAN II?

Richard A. Spinello

Historicism and normative flexibility are incompatible with Scripture and Tradition, which includes the witness of countless martyrs to eternal moral truths.

The Struggle for Power in the Middle East

AN INTERVIEW WITH ARTHUR KHACHIKIAN

Jason M. Morgan

Neocons have completely discredited U.S. foreign policy, the ideals of Western democracy, the notion of an international community, and the body of international law.

The Spiritual Reach of Christian Art

LOUIS JANMOT’S LE POÈME DE L’ÂME

Alexander Riley

The starting point of art for Louis Janmot, born into a deeply Catholic family, was his unwavering faith. It is the end as well. It is no exaggeration to say it is everything.

No Man Is Righteous, Not One

NEW OXFORD NOTEBOOK

Pieter Vree

We would be wise to re-evaluate our allegiances even to noble causes and their leaders, to our pet programs and favored personalities, lest we be cast into disconsolation later.

When Stalin’s Daughter Found the Father

COVENANT & CIVILIZATION

Marcus Peter

The Christian’s duty is to refuse the lie, to speak truth even when the new commissars call it hate, and to remember that faith is not a private sentiment but a public allegiance.

A Difficult Day

SHORT STORY

Eric Jackson

In a fit of inspiration, Dr. Pearson had added 15-minute appointments to the end of each day’s schedule. They were reserved for clients who needed an extra session...

A People Unprepared for a Place at the Table

Andrew Sorokowski

Our bishops have declared that “Jesus calls each of us to be a leaven in society,” to “proclaim his message,” and thereby to influence the character of our nation.

Is Bitcoin Morally Superior to Fiat Currency?

Frederick Woodward

Because it is decentralized by nature, Bitcoin solves the problem of bank/government control of currency value and manipulation for political and monetary gain.

Briefly Reviewed: May 2026

Here we review God, the Science, the Evidence: The Dawn of a Revolution, by Michel-Yves Bolloré and Olivier Bonnassies.