Commentary
Looking for the Real Catholic Church in New York City
Young Catholics are on the rise in New York City, according to the Washington Post, the New York Post, and social media influencers who sell the faith with an implicit message: “Everyone’s becoming Catholic—you should too.” But to a Reformed…
Ethics of rhetoric in times of war
On Easter Sunday, Donald Trump issued a statement on social media threatening the destruction of civilian infrastructure should Iran’s leaders fail to comply with his terms. At a press conference on Monday, he amped up the threat: “The entire…
King Charles is failing to defend the Faith
Last week, King Charles III neglected to put out a statement celebrating Easter. This is not abnormal in the history of the modern British monarchy; Queen Elizabeth only delivered one Easter message in her 70-year reign. What is abnormal is…
When does Easter ‘officially’ end?
Catholics recognize Easter as the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox. But, as it turns out, they can continue saying “Happy Easter” into May or, in some years, into June. Easter lasts for a total of 50 days,…
The deepening crisis of conservative jurisprudence
In a recent Supreme Court decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch ruled that opposition to “gender-affirming care was protected simply as a matter of free speech. And that orthodoxy, as Gorsuch now understands it, is that there are indeed no truths—no…
Why Pope Leo’s upcoming trip to Algeria is so significant
Once a hub of Christianity, Algeria was home to Christian theologian and philosopher St. Augustine of Hippo. Born in present-day Souk Ahras, St. Augustine is viewed as one of the most important church fathers of the Latin Church in the Patristic…
Evelyn Waugh’s death, sixty years on
On Easter Sunday, April 10, 1966, Evelyn Waugh was at his most benign. He had not seemed this content for years. With his family, he had just heard Mass, celebrated by his favourite Jesuit, Fr Philip Caraman SJ, in the ancient, beleaguered…
The politics of Judas – The Catholic Thing
What motivated Judas Iscariot to betray Jesus Christ? Money? Revolutionary sentiment? If either, why did Judas bemoan his betrayal? If Judas did have such political motives, then his actions are more comprehensible to us. But the explanatory…
Cardinal Sarah: The Church is nothing without God
“The Church is nothing without God,” Cardinal Sarah said in a recent interview. “God must truly be placed at the centre of our existence, at the centre of our life, at the centre of our concerns.” He added: “If we detach the Church from this…
Canterbury’s new archbishop and the Collapse of Anglican Unity
A sign of that collapse was the absence of sixteen (of forty-two) Anglican primates from the enthronement of Sarah Mullally, the new archbishop of Canterbury. Four could not attend due to extenuating circumstances. The other twelve represent…