Commentary
The Chinese prime minister who became a Benedictine monk
In a quiet corner of the Flemish countryside, just outside Bruges, sits a Benedictine abbey dedicated to St Andrew. Like places in this part of Europe, it bears the marks of centuries of upheaval. Earlier foundations were destroyed by…
How Democrats turned on religious freedom
Today’s Democratic Party rejects the central claim of the Declaration of Independence—that inalienable rights are given by God, not by government. The post How Democrats turned on religious freedom appeared first on The Catholic…
How I discovered the Latin Mass
The first time I stumbled into a Traditional Latin Mass years ago, I had absolutely no idea what I was getting into. A well-meaning traditionalist friend took me there in Italy, convinced that I would simply be blown away by the beauty and the…
Faster than thought – The Catholic Thing
Michael Hanby, The Lamp on Monday, June 1, 2026 © 2026 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.…
Magnifica Humanitas, a Missed Opportunity?
Pope Leo might have honored Nehemiah, but his encyclical missed an important mark. We are all poorer for it. The post Magnifica Humanitas, a Missed Opportunity? appeared first on The Catholic Thing. Source link
Why Tolkien’s ’The Lord of the Rings’ is a Catholic journey
Tolkien once stated, “‘The Lord of the Rings’ is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision. That is why I have not put in, or have cut out, practically all references to…
We have to do it ourselves
Magnifica humanitas is not compelling. It suggests that A.I. is not anything as simple as “good” or “bad” but rather a product like food dye that will be subject to the kind of regulation that is possible in the European Union but, alas, not in…
No, the just-war tradition is not ‘outdated’
The challenge for Christian moralists today is to update, not jettison, the just-war tradition. The post No, the just-war tradition is not ‘outdated’ appeared first on The Catholic Thing. Source link
Stand out or fade away
New research suggests Catholicism in Britain will endure not by blending in, but by embracing clear and confident forms of identity. The post Stand out or fade away appeared first on The Catholic Thing. Source link
Catholics and modern anti-Semitism
The real roots of modern anti-Semitism are not in orthodox Catholicism, but in the anti-Christian thinkers of the Enlightenment. The post Catholics and modern anti-Semitism appeared first on The Catholic Thing. Source link