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Why Postliberalism Failed – Religion & Liberty Online
In the fall of 2017, I was invited to attend the Ramsey Colloquium in Washington, a gathering convened by R.R. Reno to discuss a paper by Philip Pilkington titled “Our Broken Neoliberal Orthodoxy.” The setting was a dingy conference room in a…
Cardinal Péter Erdő “Recovering Slowly” from Serious Health Condition
Cardinal Péter Erdő, Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and Primate of Hungary, is recovering from a serious health condition, with several sources indicating that he may have suffered a stroke. The post Cardinal Péter…
Is surrogacy a form of slavery? Florida may soon decide
Imagine you’re in a vessel heading towards an unknown destination. Without your consent, you have been sold to a couple who can legally force your mother to terminate your life at any point before you exit the vessel. This dystopian scenario may…
Our strange Catholic moment – The Catholic Thing
American Catholicism is in steep decline. In 2000, 2.6 million American children attended Catholic schools. In 2025, only 1.6 million did. In 2001, more than a quarter-million Catholic weddings took place; in 2024, around 107,000 did. In 2001,…
Vatican issues final warning to breakaway traditionalist group attached to the old Latin Mass Vatican News
The Vatican has issued a final warning to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics. It says their planned consecrations of bishops without papal consent will incur automatic excommunication. The post Vatican issues final…
The Ascension as a Gift of Faith
Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Ascension. (Depending on where you are; check your local listings.) It’s worth pondering: Why did Christ ascend? Why, having conquered death, did He not remain? Wouldn’t it have been simpler for a…
Trump’s Approval Tanking; He Says He Doesn’t “Think About Americans’ Financial Situation” When Negotiating With Iran
President Donald Trump said yesterday that the only issue that matters to him when negotiating is preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and that how Americans are doing financially is not a consideration.Trump uttered the remark…
Military Members Speak Out About COVID Mandates
The unlawful mandate of the COVID-19 shot forced tens of thousands of military members out of the service for simply obeying their conscience and adhering to their deeply held religious beliefs. In exchange for their courage, many were…
Missouri Legislature Passes Bill to Care for Babies Who Survive Abortions
The Missouri House passed a bill requiring medical professionals to provide immediate care to babies born alive during or after an attempted abortion. The vote now sends the measure to Gov. Kehoe for signature. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors…
Adult Stem Cell Research Bill Passes Out of Congressional Committee
A critical public health reauthorization bill authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)—HR 5160, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025, today passed out of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on…