Commentary
The rise and fall of ‘gay’ activism
Scott Yenor, First Things Wednesday, January 21, 2026 The Pride flag is progressive America’s banner. Before it was unfurled, most gays stayed in the closet. With the advent of Pride, they became out and proud. Over time, gay pride came to be…
MLK: He Was So Much Better than We Are
Prof. Pakaluk writes: “I’ve never to be honest been a fan of MLK day. His sexual ethics make him someone you don’t want to hold up as a model, to anyone. . . . But John Ellis this morning posted an excerpt from the speech that MLK gave to…
‘Behold the Lamb of God: The most dangerous phrase in history
Gavin Ashenden, New English Catholic Tuesday, January 20, 2026 “Behold the Lamb of God” –the cry of John the Baptist on seeing Jesus at the River Jordan—is the most significant battle cry of the ancient world. The struggle in human affairs has…
‘Non Nobis Domine’: Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza on giving glory to God
In a season of triumph and acclaim, Indiana Hoosiers Catholic quarterback Fernando Mendoza echoes Psalm 113 (Not for us, Lord) sung for centuries by believers who knew that victory, like defeat, ultimately belongs not to man but to God. Indiana…
The German debate – The Catholic Thing
Joseph Ratzinger had an enormous impact on the Universal Church – as a theologian and as pope. Yet as consequential as his papacy was, it can be argued that the most important event of his post-conciliar career took place when he was still a…
A Catholic perspective on Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’
We hope the administration heeds Pope Leo XIV’s reminder that the long-standing priorities of promoting democracy and upholding human rights around the world shouldn’t be discarded at the expense of hemispherical hegemony. It’s certainly not the…
Jews in America: 250 years of overcoming prejudice with defiance
From scapegoating during the Revolutionary War to last week’s arson attack on a Mississippi synagogue, Jews have fought for their place in American life, and the American story has never been free of antisemitism. But from the country’s earliest…
There’s no sex discrimination without sex
In a properly functioning constitutional republic, the Supreme Court’s job is to read legal texts; matters of elementary common sense are left to the people and their representatives. But our era’s cultural complaints sometimes require the…
Jimmy Lai: The Evangelist in Stanley Prison
George Weigel, National Catholic Register Thursday, January 15, 2026 In a 1974 address to a group of lay Catholics, St. Pope Paul VI noted that “Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers,…
Church History Does Not Support Trump’s Expansionism
Edward Feser, First Things Wednesday, January 14, 2026 The Trump administration’s recent military engagement with Venezuela and rhetoric with respect to Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, and Greenland mark a new bellicosity in foreign policy, and one at…