Commentary
Saving a lost generation of young men – with chop saws
The College of St. Joseph the Worker, which combines the trades with a liberal-arts education, is trying to restore its students’ sense of their own competence, and to revive the city of Steubenville, Ohio, along the way. The post…
The USCCB’s Just War Error
Just war is again being discussed in the public square by policymakers and prelates alike. Recently, the chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Doctrine, Bishop James Massa, made a clarification about just war in response to comments from the…
Liberalism and the Future of the Family
Seeking to defend the family within the discourse of modern rights is like trying to save Gondor by using the Ring. The post Liberalism and the Future of the Family appeared first on The Catholic Thing. Source link
Building Peace Without Christ – The Catholic Thing
“Christ did not waste time criticising the Roman Empire, but founded the Church” — T.S. Eliot, Choruses from The Rock Popes from John XXIII to Leo XIV have, in different ways, separated the question of peace from the concrete reality of the…
John Quincy Adams, the Declaration, and America’s Christian Essence
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the promulgation of the Declaration of Independence, Americans must reflect diligently about the enduring meaning of that august document that set us on the path of becoming a truly free, independent, and…
Will the GOP Civil War End the Neoconservatism Ruse?
The GOP is going through a civil war. Fissures emerged last year after high-profile right-wing media figures began defecting over President Donald Trump’s opposition to Jeffrey Epstein-related transparency. The president’s unconstitutional and…
The Unexplained Shift in Pope Leo XIV’s January Consistory
The Vatican announced this week that Pope Leo XIV will convene his second extraordinary consistory of cardinals on June 26-27, but are these meetings being organized with genuine openness, or are they structured to steer toward a predetermined…
Pope Leo’s visit to Algiers’ Grand Mosque and the question of Islam
Pope Leo XIV visited Algeria’s Grand Mosque, the third largest mosque in the world after those in Mecca and Medina. The Pontiff removed his shoes in accordance with protocol before entering and remained inside for just under 10 minutes in…
Trump’s own derangement – The Catholic Thing
Like so many other Americans, I seriously underestimated Donald Trump’s political skill when he first burst into the presidential race of 2016. At first, I was fully convinced that he was a “straw”—a candidate lured into the field by another…
The Almost-Greatness of Donald Trump and Leo XIV
I have been repeatedly struck by the truism that moments of institutional crisis demand genuinely great leaders. Movements, forces, trends are all very well, but in the end you need these towering figures like an Augustine who can encapsulate…