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Catholic clergy sex abuse survivors are hopeful after Pope Leo meeting
Survivors of sex abuse by members of the Catholic clergy have expressed hope after meeting Pope Leo at the Vatican for the first time. The Vatican’s child protection commission 100-page report emphasized the “importance of a streamlined protocol…
How Much Does “Dilexi Te” Reflect Leo XIV’s Thinking?
Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, First Things Wednesday, October 22, 2025 What lifts people out of poverty? That is not a question the Christian tradition really asks, and neither does the Holy Father in Dilexi Te, a document much more in the line of…
Same-sex marriage failed to launch a transgender revolution
Mark Regnerus, Public Discourse Wednesday, October 22, 2025 What might have seemed like the next progressive triumph-in-waiting is instead running off the rails. The stalled transgender revolution could be tenuous and temporary – although that’s…
Five traditional Pontifical liturgies to be celebrated in Rome and the U.S.
Despite continuing suppression of the traditional liturgy – which appears to be concentrated in some dioceses of the United States – four cardinals and an archbishop are to celebrate five traditional pontifical liturgies in Rome and the U.S.…
Poetry as Prayer, and Prayer as Poetry
Of all the arts, poetry is the most inherently religious. Although it is often defined by the use of figurative language, rhythm, and sound devices, what really separates poetry from prose is its subject matter, which transcends the literal and…
FDA Ignored Its Experts’ Advice on Tylenol Risks for Almost a Decade, Documents Show
AP Images Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) only cautioned pregnant women in September against taking excessive amounts of Tylenol because the drug has been linked to autism in children, the agency has in fact known of such…
In The Mailbox: 10.21.25 (Afternoon Edition) : The Other McCain
Posted on | October 21, 2025 | No Comments — compiled by Wombat-socho “The convention was dying when I got there, but it wasn’t my fault.”Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOMDirector Blue: Top 20 Adam Schiff Fun Facts, The…
Why Are People Rejecting Trans Ideology, But Not Same-Sex Marriage?
There has been a good bit of talk of late, here and here, about why the lie of trans ideology is dying a steady death. But this is happening while support for so-called same-sex marriage has declined only slightly for all U.S. adults of late,…
Suicide Tourism: Go on Vacation and Kill Grandma
A recent assisted suicide lobby information article asks the question: Can I travel to use Death with Dignity? As many of our supporters are aware, Oregon and Vermont expanded their assisted suicide laws by removing the assisted suicide law…
“Woke” Culture Is Just Feminine Culture, Says Writer — and It’s Killing America
Diamond Dogs/iStock/Getty Images Plus What are the best indicators that a person will embrace left-wing authoritarianism? An interesting study, related by psychologist Jordan Peterson years ago, found that the best indicator was having…