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Unborn Babies are Not Just Human Beings. They’re Persons
Methodist theologian Stanley Hauerwas once wrote, “My Uncle Charlie is not much of a person but he is still my Uncle Charlie.” This striking sentence introduced his argument on the limits of “personhood” language in medical contexts. Yet it also…
The California Nightmare – The Hugh Hewitt Show
I hope you are following the story of the Palisades fire last January in Los Angeles. We are in this space, but I worry that many of you tune out thinking I am just obsessed with justifying my decision to leave the state. Nothing could be…
The Brew: Three Who Mocked Muslims Hit with Felony ‘Hate Crime’ Charges
Should Christians go around mocking other people’s religions? No, they really shouldn’t. But should people go to prison for that, not in Iran or Nigeria but Republican-run Florida? That’s what many are asking in the wake of three men getting…
Rule 5 Sunday: Roll Tide : The Other McCain
Posted on | November 24, 2025 | No Comments — compiled by Wombat-socho Not sure who this gal is, but despite the #10 ranking in this week’s bogus College Football Rankings*, Alabama is clearly #1 in her heart.*It could be worse. In the…
Classical corner
The Turkish March from Beethoven's The Ruins of Athens.Bonus video! This guy is bound and determined to turn the lowly rubber chicken into an accepted musical instrument. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your…
At the November 22nd audience, Leo XIV praises Dorothy Day
Citing Servant of God Dorothy Day as a powerful example of Christian courage, the pope urged pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square to rekindle a hope that leads to decisive action in the face of injustice. Jesus “came to bring fire: the fire of God’s…
Notre Dame returns ‘Catholic Mission’ to its core values after ‘confusion’
Madalaine Elhabbal, Catholic News Agency Monday, November 24, 2025 The University of Notre Dame has reinstated “Catholic Mission” among its staff values after it opted to drop the language in an effort to reprogram the school’s Catholic identity…
Marian theologian, esteemed by Benedict XVI, critiques “Mater Populi Fidelis”
Father Salvatore Maria Perrella, OSM via Diane Montagna Monday, November 24, 2025 One of Church’s leading authorities on Mariology has sharply criticized Mater Populi Fidelis, saying the document reveals the theological and methodological…
Overcoming nihilism – The Catholic Thing
Shoah is the Hebrew word for catastrophic ruin and unmitigated disaster. Shoah is also a biblical term used to refer to the Holocaust, and Auschwitz can be understood as a condensed symbol of the many catastrophes that led up to the death camps,…
‘Moses’ and Michelangelo – The Catholic Thing
There’s another basilica called St. Peter’s in Rome, located near the Colosseum. San Pietro in Vincoli (“St. Peter in Chains”) is a minor basilica that gets its own share of visitors, many of whom come for just one reason. Therein lies the…