Commentary
A world without God or state?
I was brought up a Catholic. I remember praying each night with my grandfather, J. R. R. Tolkien, when I would go to stay with him and my grandmother in Bournemouth, and sensing the certainty of his faith. I still have two circular prayer cards,…
When can Catholic employers fire employees for not following the Church?
Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency Thursday, October 9, 2025 A New Jersey teacher’s dismissal from her Catholic school classroom over her role as a surrogate mother has raised the question of when Catholic employers can dismiss workers for not…
‘The Chosen’ warns today’s priests: Beware the Caiaphas within
Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register Thursday, October 9, 2025 Recently, The Chosen TV series highlighted how much opposition to Jesus came from the clerical establishment of the day. And every year in September, Catholic clerics…
Pope Leo’s Moment – The Catholic Thing
Gavin Ashenden, What We Need Now Wednesday, October 8, 2025 We have been waiting with bated breath since the election of Pope Leo for him to disclose his heart and mind, and to know what kind of papacy we face after his election. And we have…
Jordan Peterson needs our prayers against ‘spiritual attack’
Alyssa Murphy, National Catholic Register Wednesday, October 8, 2025 In a viral video posted on October 4, Mikhaila Peterson shared that her father has spent almost an entire month in the intensive care unit fighting pneumonia and sepsis.…
How will the USCCB move on from ‘Durbingate’?
When Cardinal Blase Cupich announced that he would not give an award next month to Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, he also offered a statement explaining why he’d offered the award in the first place, and what he hoped would come after a…
True Charity Is Sacrificial and Personal
Charity in the sense that the Sermon on the Mount demands costs on a personal level, requires sacrifice, and often beckons us to reach out in love even to those we do not like. It beckons us as well to love our enemies, since they, too, have…
‘Child-Free’ zones are killing Europe
It’s no secret that the West is increasingly hostile to children. Long think-pieces are written about the ethics of taking babies on planes. A rambunctious toddler is likely to earn disapproving glares in even the most casual cafés and…
The sex talk: Explaining it all to kids
Having “the talk” is typically not something parents look forward to doing with their kids. We know it’s going to be awkward, but we know it has to happen. Choosing the right moment takes a good deal of discernment. You don’t want to speak up…
Course-correcting the Sexual Revolution – The Catholic Thing
In Victims of the Revolution, Nathanael Blake does two important things with convincing skill. He explains in persuasive detail how the sexual revolution of the late twentieth century “liberated” millions of people to be miserable, in bed and…