Friday, December 5, 2025

Disconnected Harmony

When the biggest of my little brothers read The Hunger Games his main complaint with the story was that it was not realistic. Obviously,...

Advent and Hope

On a note of hope as we approach the birth of Christ - in a world that seems so devoid of that powerful virtue...

A Manly King, and a Kingly Man

An article this morning in CWR quotes a recent speech by none other than Cardinal Sarah, recounting to young scouting pilgrims, on pilgrimage to...

The craziness of love

A few months ago, my Herbalist folded her hands in her lap and looked at me meditatively. I have been going to her for...

Not Peace but a Sword: The Great Chasm Between Christianity and Islam

Robert Spencer, Not Peace but a Sword: The Great Chasm Between Christianity and Islam. San Diego: Catholic Answers, 2013, p.251. By Scott Ventureyra Robert Spencer is...

Out of Control

People like to know where they are going. They like to have directions, to know when and where they will arrive at the end...

Christ and the Incorruptibles

“I am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in...

Momentous motherhood

"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." -...

A Church reacting well, wisely, and properly

We haven’t heard very much about the so-called clergy abuse crisis recently, but you can be sure that if the mainstream media manages to...

The Dreaded Valentine’s

So it's here. That day that strikes fear and dread into the heart of attached and unattached persons alike. The day of heart-shaped tchotchke’s...