Sheen’s almost supernatural willingness to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune mirrors the example of Christ himself. The post Fulton J. Sheen’s unfashionable virtue appeared first on The Catholic Thing.…
In the movie Roadhouse, Patrick Swayze offers some advice to the bouncers in a very rough bar – “be nice, until it is time to not be nice.” I have been wondering of late if we, as a society, have forgotten that there are times to not be nice. …
Stephanie Slade’s Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right is the history we need to conduct contemporary debates on the American right. Under Trumpism, old conservative debates have been revived. To make those debates…
In the address, Coakley drew a clear distinction between authentic patriotism and distorted nationalism, emphasizing that true love of country must be rooted in virtue. The post Archbishop Coakley reflects on ‘the virtue of…
In poem and film alike, Odysseus’s perseverance through his many setbacks offers us an imperfect yet compelling model for what it means to wait with hope. The post Longanimity: the Christian virtue Homer understood appeared first…
Every prosperous society depends upon trust. I recall a story about a visitor from Africa to the United States marveling at the ubiquitous use of credit cards here, which we take for granted because an immense amount of trust is presupposed in…
David Hahn, The Catholic Herald on Thursday, July 9, 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…
When a pastor I know told me about “an issue ruining marriages” in his congregation, I assumed he was going to describe a spate of financial trouble, a string of faithlessness, typical marital discord. Then he explained the trouble was “online…
Long ago, I concluded that Europe’s elites, including British bien-pensants, have to scapegoat Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to escape blame for the messes they have made in their own countries via mass migration. I always invite them to Budapest to…
If you were to choose today the epitaph that will appear on your headstone after you’re gone, which one from these two lists would you pick? Or perhaps the better question is, which one most accurately describes you? List A “He said it but…
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