Catholic Church
The Brew: The Eucharist Is Not a Political Club or a Prop in an Open Borders Farce
The latest blasphemous stunt by a Catholic priest to promote open borders ought to outrage anyone with respect for the Eucharist, much less for our country’s sovereignty and laws. Left-wing activist Rev. Larry Dowling organized a formal…
What Do We Owe? – The Catholic Thing
In the 2005 movie Cinderella Man, based on the life of boxer James J. Braddock, there is a touching scene in which Braddock, having had to take government assistance for a time to support his family, shows up at the public assistance office to…
The Vicar vs. the Veep: Pope Leo XIV Should Drop Francis’ Open Borders Obsession
Faithful Roman Catholics hoped the first American pope, Leo XIV, would make a decisive break with Pope Francis, but he is already continuing one of his predecessor’s worst habits: putting the moral authority of world’s largest church behind…
Yes, Christopher Columbus – The Catholic Thing
Today is Columbus Day, or (among the alternatively oriented) Native Peoples’ Day, both displaced in any case, as even major Catholic feasts now are, to a different date, so that people will have long weekends, or not be inconvenienced, or…
Poverty and the Kingdom – The Catholic Thing
Pope Leo issued an encyclical on poverty this week. Perhaps he should recommend it in part as a cure for our ills. “Blessed are the poor,” says Jesus, “for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” The only time I met the saintly Father Benedict…
Criticizing Islam Now ILLEGAL in Spain?!
By The Stream Published on October 11, 2025 In this 17-minute video, Capturing Christianity discusses the case of Spanish Catholic priest Fr. Custodio Ballester, who was recently found guilty of a “hate crime” for criticizing the persecution of…
Contemplation and the Cross – The Catholic Thing
In Herodotus’ Histories from the 430s BC, we read of a wise Greek philosopher and political thinker, Solon. While traveling, Solon met the King of Lydia, Croesus, who was known for his immense wealth. Croesus asked the philosopher what he…
The History You’ve Learned is FAKE
By The Stream Published on October 9, 2025 Raymond Ibrahim challenges mainstream narratives on the Crusades and Muslim Christian relations, exposing how selective historiography and political correctness have reshaped modern understanding of…
Itching for New Foundations – The Catholic Thing
Ask an educated Catholic what the two leading teachings of Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum are, and, if he knows anything at all about this foundational text of modern Catholic social teaching, he will likely say that it endorses labor…
The Devil and the Duckspeakers
Every few years, I reread a couple of my favorite authors. George Orwell, despite his disdain for things Catholic, has always been on my list. This time I paid special attention to his essay, “The Principles of Newspeak.” He appended it to his…