Friday, January 16, 2026

The Trudeau-Biden Trouble With Truth

ā€œWhat is truth?ā€ The famous question posed by Pontius Pilate to Jesus is operative in a unique way during Lent. It carries obvious relevance insofar...

The Trojan Horse in the City of God

Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, is the story of the war waged by Greece against the city of Troy. Unable to vanquish the Trojans...

Russel Kirk vs. the Libertarians

Russell Kirk (1918-1994) was an eminent author whose many diverse talents as a novelist, short story writer, and essayist were celebrated in Bradley J....

Second Sunday of Advent: The Baptist’s Call to Repentance

The nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious (Is. 11:10). The Gospel of the Mass on this second Sunday of Advent...

What and Why to Read from the Current Magisterium

Over the pastĀ  week, PopeĀ  Francis has issued not one butĀ  two relatively ā€œmajorā€ documents, along with theĀ  standard fare of otherĀ  routine Papal...

The Repentance and Return of Saint Peter

In a previous essay I dealt with the stages in St. Peter's fall from grace. In this essay, I would like to examine his...

Contemporary Despair and Misplaced Hopes

In good part because the rhetorical trick is quickly becoming hackneyed, I will not herein aver the existence of a ā€œreal pandemicā€ behind the...

On the Origins of Christmas

There is no shortage of nonsensical ideas circulating throughout both the web on social media and in the mainstream media, much of which does...

What is Caesar’s, When All is God’s?

A clever writer once observed that Jesus never made the mistake of qualifying any of his statements: ā€œSell you possessions, and give the money...

Charles Rice on Natural Law Morality

Charles E. Rice (1931-2015), a Thomist philosopher and professor of law at Notre Dame University, was a consistent conservative on matters political and theological....