Of Studs and Studies
Lots of different words are used to describe the qualities a man should have. I enjoy seeing what other languages are getting at with their vocabulary for manliness. The highly poetic language of Old English abounds in poetic descriptions of masculine prowess, strength, and wisdom. The heroes of Beowulf’s day are described as full of […]
A Growing Anti-Veteran Bias Threatens the Country on This Memorial Day
With its roots in the Civil War, Memorial Day was established as a way to honor the fallen, to grieve their loss, and to be thankful that these soldiers—with their hopes and dreams for the future—died so that we all may have our own dreams for the future. It was originally called Decoration Day because […]
Thomas à Kempis and the Modern Devotion
The Imitation of Christ is among the most widely read and best-loved religious books in the world. As early as 1450, more than 250 manuscript copies had been produced; by 1779, no less than 1,800 editions and translations existed; and today it is inestimable how many have been circulated. A #2 all-time spot in history […]
Addressing Homosexuality in Uganda, Part I
Last summer, when Fr. Alex Mugalaasi from Uganda invited me to visit to speak in five seminaries, each with 250 seminarians and about 20 priest faculty, I jumped at the proposal. And, oh, am I happy that I did! It was clearly an opportunity of a lifetime and a divine appointment. The Church in Uganda […]
Chesterton’s Love of Corpus Christi
This year, the feast of Corpus Christi falls one day after the 150th anniversary of the birth of G.K. Chesterton. Coincidentally and providentially, Chesterton also died within the octave of Corpus Christi, on the Sunday after the traditional feast day, which is the date that it is celebrated in the Ordinary Form in the United […]
Americans Need to Appeal to Heaven
The callowness into which American discourse has descended might be evidenced by The New York Times’ alarmist headlines over what flag flies outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s house. After an initial brouhaha over whether Old Glory was flown upside down—a sign once universally recognized as distress (which might accurately describe our national situation) but […]
What One Priest Had to Say About Crisis
Every spring, when we set out to raise the necessary funds to sustain Crisis Magazine throughout the rest of the year, I have an incredible opportunity to reflect on what it is that makes this publication so important. As donations come in (and they are coming in, alright! We are now almost 50% of the […]
Returning to Our Knees: Reviving Eucharistic Revival
So ends Brideshead Revisited. An ending sweetly triumphant. Not only does the bon vivant Ryder come to the Faith, but the thing that transfixes him in that manorial house he knew so well was the “burning red flame of the sanctuary lamp.” Like a magnet, it drew him. It announced, like a hundred silver trumpets, […]
Enshrining Abortion via IVF
United States senators Ted Cruz and Katie Britt want you to think you can have your cake and eat it too. Cruz and Britt have introduced a bill last week that would withhold Medicare dollars from states that prohibit in vitro fertilization (IVF). The bill would essentially make IVF a federal right. The recent focus […]
Bishop Warns That Francis Embodies The Spirit Of The French Revolution
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