Julia Meloni writes from the Pacific Northwest. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Yale and a master’s degree in English from Over a century before the St. Gallen mafia plotted to seize the papacy, a Freemasonic document dreamed of “a pope according to our heart.” He would be sprung from a generation won over to Freemasonic dogmas from its youth, via the corruption of families, books, and education. He would be elected by a corrupted clergy and would be similarly “imbued with the Italian and humanitarian principles which we are about to put into circulation.” “Let the clergy …
Category: Apologetics
The Greater Mysteries in the Shadow of the Cross
Regis Nicoll is a retired nuclear engineer and a fellow of the Colson Center who writes commentary on faith and culture. His new book is titled Why There Is a God: And Why It Matters. “Jesus and His Disciples on the Sea of Galilee” painted by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Oesterley in 1833 In the space between the Cross and the Parousia, we are prone to wonder: What really happens when we die? What does it mean to be absent from the body and present with the Lord? What is heaven like? Will our deceased pets be there? At the resurrection, …
U.S. Bishops Approve the Pope’s Capital Punishment Ban
Fr. George W. Rutler is pastor of St. Michael’s church in New York City. He is the author of many books including Principalities and Powers: Spiritual Combat 1942-1943 (South Bend, IN: St. Augustine’s Press) and Hints of Heaven (Sophia Institute Press). His latest books are He Spoke To Us (Ignatius, 2016); The Stories of Hymns (EWTN Publishing, 2017); and Calm in Chaos (Ignatius, 2018). Sæva indignatio. Few writers in the history of English letters could express “savage indignation” at human folly as did Jonathan Swift who wrote those words for his own epitaph. Our times give ample opportunity to empathize …
15 Heresies and the Manly Saints Who Fought Them
The history of the Catholic Church is full of all sorts of heresies that have assailed the truths of the faith. From the earliest days of the Gnostics and Docetists all the way down to the Jansenists and Quietists of later centuries, it seems there has never been a shortage of heretical thought. But in each age, God has brought forth bold and courageous men to combat each one. These warrior saints gave their life in service to Christ and His Church in their own way, either as martyrs, confessors, or simply as servants to others for the sake of …
Natural Law & The Ten Commandments
The Natural Law The natural law, known by reason, is the universal moral law of human nature for living well. It is ‘natural’ because it is founded on what is good for human nature and because we can know it by our natural faculty of reason. The natural law is valid for all people in all societies. Its principles can be understood by reason, even without faith. For example, dishonouring parents, murder, theft, adultery and lying are recognised by practically all human societies as being contrary to what is good for human life. Christians have a duty to uphold the precepts of the natural law, both because these …
Why I Oppose Changing the Words of the Our Father
“Why I Oppose Changing the Words of the Our Father. In asking that God not lead us into temptation, we are asking that he not lead us there without sufficient graces.” Msgr. Charles Pope Given the recent decision of Pope Francis to approve a change in the translation of the Our Father in Italian from “lead us not into temptation” to “do not let us fall into temptation,” I want to repeat what I have written before and intensify my opposition to such a change. I will state, for the record, that I do not speak Italian and accept that …
Infiltration: Real or Imagined?
William Kilpatrick taught for many years at Boston College. He is the author of several books about cultural and religious issues, including Why Johnny Can’t Tell Right From Wrong; and Christianity, Islam and Atheism: The Struggle for the Soul of the West and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Jihad. His articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Catholic World Report, National Catholic Register, Aleteia, Saint Austin Review, Investor’s Business Daily, and First Things. His work is supported in part by the Shillman Foundation. For more on his work and writings, visit his website, turningpointproject.com Above is Pope Francis appearing at …
Why Satanism Is Now on the Center Stage in the Culture War
John Horvat II is the Vice President of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property and the author of the recent book Return to Order. Pictured above, Mexican Antonio Vazquez, known as the “Greatest Sorcerer,” puts a spell on U.S. president elect Donald Trump, represented by a picture during a ritual in Mexico City on January 5, 2017. The greatest sorcerer made predictions for the newly started year 2017 and aims to stop Donald Trump’s intentions towards Mexico. (Photo credit: YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images) The religious right has often been looked down upon by many Americans involved …
What does the Bible really say about Mary, the Mother of the Messiah?
Paul Senz recently graduated from the University of Portland with his Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry. He lives in Oregon with his family. Dr. Brant Pitre is Distinguished Research Professor of Scripture at the Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado. He earned his Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame, specializing in the study of the New Testament and ancient Judaism. The author of several acclaimed books for both popular and academic readers, his latest is Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah (Image Books, 2018). This book details the biblical foundations for …
Why Judaism (and then Christianity) Rejected Homosexuality
Dennis Prager (born 1948) is an American syndicated radio talk show host, syndicated columnist, author, and public speaker. Editor’s note: The following essay by Dennis Prager first appeared in the September 1993 print edition of Crisis Magazine. When Judaism demanded that all sexual activity be channeled into marriage, it changed the world. The Torah’s prohibition of non-marital sex quite simply made the creation of Western civilization possible. Societies that did not place boundaries around sexuality were stymied in their development. The subsequent dominance of the Western world can largely be attributed to the sexual revolution initiated by Judaism and later …