F. Andrew Wolf, Jr.
F. Andrew Wolf, Jr. is Director of The Fulcrum Institute, a new organization of current and former scholars in the Humanities, Foreign Affairs and Philosophy, situated in Houston, Texas, USA, dedicated to the Classical Liberal tradition through the lens of Catholicism.
If Christianity Recedes, What of Human Dignity?
“No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.” – Nelson Mandela
Since the inception of Western civilization, the concept of human...
A Pope Out of Africa?
With the demise last month of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis I, there began immediate speculation about who next would serve as the Vicar...
The Nativity Fast in the ‘Advent’ of the East
(On this memorial of the Eastern saint, John of Damascus, here is a reflection worth pondering on the ascetical practices of the Eastern rite....
The Synod on Synodality How Will it Affect the Church?
“...a new vision that overturns established practices.” – Synod on Synodality
The words above may well come back to haunt the Church. This past week...
Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider: A Catholic Conscience and Credo
Born in Kyrgyzstan under Soviet repression, to intensely devout Catholic parents, the future Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider was essentially raised in the Catholic underground....
Benedict XVI: An Apologia for a ‘Smaller Church’
“I had studied Ratzinger's writings in advance and especially his diagnoses of the times. And I was somewhat stunned to see that Ratzinger's analyses...
