You Are Dust
St. Bernadette “Remembering Death” His father’s newly-installed gravestone forces John Cuddeback to consider his own mortality in an essay for Front Porch Republic. A freelance writer and filmmaker recommends four films to watch for...
True Restoration
From the Disordered Cause to the Natural Sufferings That Follow
The Holy Face Don’t ignore the determinant cause of suffering, lest you overturn the natural order. This piece for The Catholic Thing shows how this can happen, beginning with an explanation of compassion. “Lent...
The Flagship Show, Episode 41: The Single Life
On this month’s episode of the Flagship Show, we finally give some attention to a demographic of Catholics who seem to almost completely forgotten: the singles. What appears to be an ideal life to some is a...
Introducing Christ as the Real Hero
Eve of St. Valentine Using the three-act play as a model, Daniel McInerny exposes secularism for what it is–a fake religion, without inspiration, without hope, in this essay for The Catholic Thing. In this...
Friendship is a Holy Beautiful Thing, If You Keep it That Way
The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order Get out your construction paper, glue, and glitter. St. Valentine’s Day offers an opportunity to discuss Catholic ideals of marriage with your children, says Mary Reed Newland,...
Trad Controversies, Episode 2: The Una Cum Issue
Many Traditional Catholics, particularly since the advent of Jorge Bergoglio, have wondered how it is possible to pray “in union with” known heretics – be they “declared” or otherwise. But Catholics don’t make decisions...
Reclaim the Masculine Image of Christ
Our Lady of Lourdes “How We Can Prevent Our Sons from Being Effeminate,” published by Those Catholic Men, points out the lack of conviction in so many men today and the effect it is...
“Right to Life,” a phrase we should abandon
“That’s the language of the revolution,” I said calmly, putting my knife down. “What are you talking about?” my would-be antagonist sputtered. “That, using terms like ‘rights.’ That’s the language of the French Revolution,...
Bishop Sanborn in London…again!
For those interested, His Excellency Bishop Donald Sanborn will again be in London this month to offer Mass as well as offer a conference on Baptism. Details are provided on the website of the...
This is Catholicism, Episode 2: On Faith
What is Faith? In what way do we make acts of faith everyday? What is the first requirement to please God? How are we certain the Catholic faith is the only true religion? Will...
