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'Whether You're Human Depends On How I Feel About You'

The Supreme Court of California seems, in effect, to be proposing the bisec­tion of infants as a rational judicial procedure.

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Zhivago’s Women & the Moral Vice of Our Time

Self-interest is often recast as “love.” The facile slogan “love is love” blocks any moral critique that could reveal that “love” isn’t always love.

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Two new miracles attributed to St. Charbel in 2026

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Cardinal defends Queen Isabella’s beatification cause

Mexico's Primate speaks on her sanctity, unique decree

Scholars explain harm of so-called Christian Zionism

It uses Scripture & Jewish people in service of an agenda

Number of annual U.S. abortions returns to over 1M

U.S. total fertility rate (TFR) hit historic low of 1.59 in 2024

University of Notre Dame boasts 76-person OCIA class

Of total 13,000 students, over 80% identify as Catholic

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Pope wraps up Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

With call for renewed commitment to evangelize

Two new miracles attributed to St. Charbel in 2026

Both healing cases: one in the U.S., one in Lebanon

Cardinal defends Queen Isabella’s beatification cause

Mexico's Primate speaks on her sanctity, unique decree

Scholars explain harm of so-called Christian Zionism

It uses Scripture & Jewish people in service of an agenda

Number of annual U.S. abortions returns to over 1M

U.S. total fertility rate (TFR) hit historic low of 1.59 in 2024

University of Notre Dame boasts 76-person OCIA class

Of total 13,000 students, over 80% identify as Catholic

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'What Is a Woman?' Revisited

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January 23rd 2026 12:09 PM

I grew up in a New Jersey Rust Belt town which has lost its factories and is now somewhat economically depressed: Perth Amboy. Its name…

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Narcissus Gets Married

By Marcus Peter
January 22nd 2026 1:04 PM

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A Genuinely Catholic Approach to History

By Marcus Peter
January 21st 2026 11:46 AM

Modern Christians consume historical narratives the way they consume streaming services: with restless impatience and very little context. Every crisis arrives framed by pundits, platforms,…

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Front & Center

'Whether You're Human Depends On How I Feel About You'

The Supreme Court of California seems, in effect, to be proposing the bisec­tion of infants as a rational judicial procedure.

READ ARTICLE
The News You May Have Missed: January-February 2026

Big Time in the Big Apple... Blood Sport... Beef Everlasting... Adding Insult to Injury... Loot Dispute... Your 2025 Word of the Year... and more

READ ARTICLE
Zhivago’s Women & the Moral Vice of Our Time

Self-interest is often recast as “love.” The facile slogan “love is love” blocks any moral critique that could reveal that “love” isn’t always love.

READ ARTICLE

In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
Pope wraps up Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

With call for renewed commitment to evangelize

Two new miracles attributed to St. Charbel in 2026

Both healing cases: one in the U.S., one in Lebanon

Cardinal defends Queen Isabella’s beatification cause

Mexico's Primate speaks on her sanctity, unique decree

Scholars explain harm of so-called Christian Zionism

It uses Scripture & Jewish people in service of an agenda

Number of annual U.S. abortions returns to over 1M

U.S. total fertility rate (TFR) hit historic low of 1.59 in 2024

University of Notre Dame boasts 76-person OCIA class

Of total 13,000 students, over 80% identify as Catholic

VIEW ARCHIVE
Pope wraps up Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

With call for renewed commitment to evangelize

Two new miracles attributed to St. Charbel in 2026

Both healing cases: one in the U.S., one in Lebanon

Cardinal defends Queen Isabella’s beatification cause

Mexico's Primate speaks on her sanctity, unique decree

Scholars explain harm of so-called Christian Zionism

It uses Scripture & Jewish people in service of an agenda

Number of annual U.S. abortions returns to over 1M

U.S. total fertility rate (TFR) hit historic low of 1.59 in 2024

University of Notre Dame boasts 76-person OCIA class

Of total 13,000 students, over 80% identify as Catholic

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'What Is a Woman?' Revisited

January 23rd 2026 12:09 PM

I grew up in a New Jersey Rust Belt town which has lost its factories and is now somewhat economically…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Narcissus Gets Married

January 22nd 2026 1:04 PM

The image of a bride exchanging rings with a figure floating inside augmented reality glasses appears at first glance as…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

A Genuinely Catholic Approach to History

January 21st 2026 11:46 AM

Modern Christians consume historical narratives the way they consume streaming services: with restless impatience and very little context. Every crisis…

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The Soviets’ Doomed Battle with Byt... Kindred Spirits, Fellow Victors... Croatia: “The Ramparts of Christendom”... If Not Communism or Capitalism, What?... The Crumbling of Communism: Good for the Catholic Church?... and more

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The Prayers of Moloch’s Modern Priestesses... Feminists: The Worst Misogynists?... Our Testosterone-Depleted Church... and more

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Stand up and defend your faith.

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