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More than 70 bishops from around the world have released a “fraternal open letter” to Germany’s bishops warning that sweeping changes to Church teaching advocated by the ongoing process known as the “Synodal Path” may lead to schism. Those lending… Continue Reading →
Every time I read Richard Weaver’s magnum opus, Ideas Have Consequences, there is a sentence, written in one of the last chapters of the book, that really catches my attention: “It is not a little disquieting to realize that in… Continue Reading →
A moral relativist going by the handle “Voluntary Exchange” recently put forth the horrific claim that “Raping children isn’t morally wrong.” He explains that, “Nothing is inherently “right” or “wrong”, this includes every possible action you can think of, no… Continue Reading →
Power is actively exercised by a liberal elite that does not care about the literal meaning of rules, and when it does, it has them in their favor.
At its very core, Republic, and its etymological cousin, Commonwealth, mean common good, the institutions and conditions established under the principles of virtue to provide for the freedom and opportunity to prosper both individually and communally. With the rise of identity politics and a friend-enemy distinction between ideologically different tribes, the meaning of Republic seems to have been lost in their fight, with power being co-opted by interest groups. Could identity politics mean the greatest threat to our Republic and to the common good?
The Archdiocese of New Orleans is warning local Roman Catholics that the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is “morally compromised as it uses the abortion-derived cell line in development and production of the vaccine as well as the… Continue Reading →
In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to… Continue Reading →
Feast Day December 29. Saint Thomas Becket, also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until he was martyred in 1170. Becket engaged in conflict with Henry II, King of England, over the rights and privileges… Continue Reading →
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