Commentary
Xi refuses to concede on Jimmy Lai case in Trump talks
Thomas Colsy, The Catholic Herald on Thursday, June 4, 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping has refused to make any concession on the case of imprisoned Catholic media tycoon Jimmy Lai during high-level talks with US President Donald Trump on May…
The SSPX’s new bishops and Europe’s religious crisis
A civilization that no longer knows whether God exists, what man is, what the family is, what the purpose of life is, or what relationship should exist between freedom and truth is a civilization destined for disintegration. The…
Cultural Christianity’s Ambivalence – The Catholic Thing
While cultural Christianity can prove valuable as a conservative force that resists thoughtless reforms, when divorced from the Church’s core mission of salvation and conversion, it ultimately proves not only insufficient but even…
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.…
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…
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
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…