Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

The ‘Anti-Christ’ Time Against God is HERE

The ‘Anti-Christ’ time against God is here. John-Henry Westen explains during his keynote speech at the Coalition for Canceled Priests’ second annual event. John-Henry provided a detailed and powerful report on the worldwide culture war for life, faith, family, and freedom — describing how faithful Catholics are persecuted even from inside forces of the Catholic […]

Global status of religious liberty ‘dire,’ House lawmakers warn

U.S. House lawmakers called the global status of religious liberty “dire” during a hearing July 18, citing concerns across the globe from China to Nicaragua. At a hearing of the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations titled, “The Dire State of Religious Freedom Around the World,” lawmakers identified several countries where […]

Repatriating Ukrainian children topped papal envoy’s agenda with Biden

The top priority for Pope Francis’ peace envoy in his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden was the repatriation of children forcibly deported from Ukraine to Russia, the papal nuncio to the United States said. The overall objective of the July 18 meeting between Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the pope’s special envoy, and the U.S. president […]

The God-shaped hole in my head

By Thomas L. McDonald I have a hole in my head — an extra one, that is. It’s in the temporal bone, where a useful skull covers the superior semicircular canals, maintaining an even pressure around the delicate parts of the inner ear involved in hearing and balance. My skull is not up to this […]

ChatGPT Encounters the Catechism of the Catholic Church…

“Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.” So said more than 350 technology executives, researchers and academics in a signed statement that warned of the existential threats of Artificial Intelligence. That statement was published in May 2023, and, hot on […]

France: The Paris to Chartres Pilgrimage, a Response to Traditionis Custodes? (1)

On May 25, before even departing, Michael Matt, editor in chief of The Remnant, who led the group of American pilgrims, said to Edward Pentin: “The fact that the pilgrimage has reached maximum capacity this year, is nothing less than a stunning testimony to the popularity of the Latin Mass among young Catholics.” He went […]