Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Saints Natalia, Aurelius, Liliosa, Felix, and George, Martyrs

At the beginning of the Moslem rule in Cordova, Spain, during the 8th century, Christians were allowed to practice their Faith; later, however, when the domination became complete, the Mohammedan leaders began a systematic persecution of the Christians. One of the most prominent martyrs of the day was the Archbishop of Toledo, St. Eulogius, who […]

My Private Audience with Pope Francis

Daniel Ibáñez Pope Francis visits with pilgrims June 3 at the Vatican. I left the private audience with the Holy Father energized more than ever to continue my academic vocation.

Children’s Hospital in Colorado halts ‘gender affirming’ surgeries, citing surge in requests

Children’s Hospital Colorado announced that it is halting “gender-affirming” surgeries. / Thechildrenshospital|Wikimedia|CC BY-SA 3.0 Denver, Colo., Jul 26, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA). Children’s Hospital Colorado will stop performing purported “gender-affirming” surgeries on patients aged 18 years and older, citing an “unprecedented” number of referrals and a need to focus on pediatric patients. The surgeries […]

The US Bishops Are Suddenly Drowning in Accountability

TRANSCRIPT   As you learned at the Deposit of Faith Coalition press conference last week, the U.S. bishops are deeply in bed with the U.S. government and promote Democrat causes like gun control, illegal immigration, climate change and censorship of free speech. Any long-time listeners of Church Militant will know this has been going on for decades. Sadly, […]

Who is Marko Ivan Rupnik, & why did the Bergoglians shelter him?

Marko Rupnik: case closed I’m not going to talk much about the case of Fr. Marko Rupnik, mosaic artist and former Jesuit, from the point of view of its history and particulars. Rather, I’d like to talk about what his art means. The broad outlines of the scandal can be found everywhere. The Pillar Catholic […]

The Curious Case of Father Marko Rupnik and the Society of Jesus…

There is something rather too clever about how the Society of Jesus has handled the case of the now notorious Father Marko Rupnik. It’s Jesuitical actually, and not in the good sense. Late last year, multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by Father Rupnik were reported in the Italian media. They mostly concerned sexual abuse of […]