All I Am Sayin’ Is Give Peace a Chance

By |2026-05-05T20:19:42-05:00May 5th, 2026|Categories: Audio/Video, Catholicism, Gospel Reflection, Peace|

The enemies of Christ, those who serve the cause of the ruler of this world, include the soothsayers of all false peace, the clients of easy accommodations, the mystical whisperers of seductive but superficial harmony draped in the fading popularity of this world. John 14: 27-31a comes right after Jesus’ teaching on the indwelling of [...]

Masterclass: Refrigerator Art

By |2026-05-04T15:17:21-05:00May 4th, 2026|Categories: Catholicism|

When we encounter Christ and he asks, “Do you love me?” we can say “Yes” and know that all will be made well, for love will make good all the defects in our work and in ourselves. But without it, all our good work is nothing. No one would confuse my sisters’ and my art [...]

God’s Homecoming: Reclaiming Christianity’s Master Narrative

By |2026-05-03T22:34:00-05:00May 3rd, 2026|Categories: Books, Christianity, Heaven, Michael De Sapio, Senior Contributors|

Are we “on a pilgrimage to heaven,” or are we preparing a worthy place for God to dwell? In his new book, N.T. Wright argues that postmortem destiny is not central to the New Testament’s message. The good news that Jesus came to proclaim does not concern an “afterlife” as popularly understood, but rather the [...]

The Sacred Christian Art of Martin Earle

By |2026-05-02T23:56:50-05:00May 2nd, 2026|Categories: Art, Beauty, Catholicism, Culture|

"The 'contact' between seen and unseen is not a secret formula but a person," says artist Martin Earle. "The ultimate justification for Christian art is that the infinite God has taken the initiative, revealing Himself in a finite form. This is the form we encounter sacramentally in the Mass, and it is the form sacred [...]

Tolkien, Chesterton, & the Sloth of England

By |2026-05-01T23:02:51-05:00May 1st, 2026|Categories: Catholicism, England, G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, Joseph Pearce, Senior Contributors|

Were Tolkien and Chesterton correct in defining the English as inherently inert and slavishly slothful? Smile at us, pay us, pass us; but do not quite forget; For we are the people of England, that never have spoken yet. —G. K. Chesterton (The Secret People) It is June 9, 1941. Britain is at war. J. [...]

Vocation, Not Self-Promotion

By |2026-05-01T16:13:35-05:00May 1st, 2026|Categories: Audio/Video, Catholicism, Gospel Reflection|

Here is Nazareth, the neediest of Israel’s villages, well known as a place of dishonour. And yet, instead of celebrating their local celebrity, the people were filled with scepticism at Jesus’ works. "Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary?" Matthew 13: 54-58 recounts an episode in which Jesus visits Nazareth [...]

Worthy of His Hire

By |2026-04-30T14:05:31-05:00April 30th, 2026|Categories: Books, Catholicism, Cluny, Labor/Work|

For the wage-earner of today, access to the resources of nature can be had only through wages. This means that the industrial community in which he lives, and for which he labors, shall provide him with the requisites of a decent livelihood in the form of living wages. When we consider man’s position in relation [...]

George Washington & the Patience of Power

By |2026-04-29T19:21:42-05:00April 29th, 2026|Categories: American Founding, Christianity, George Washington, History, Timeless Essays, Virtue, War|

In his courage and perseverance throughout the Revolution, George Washington revealed his reliance on patience—and feelingly used the word when referring to his men at Valley Forge. In contemporary American society, the relationship between patience and power is often wary and distant: If people have power, then they won’t have to wait. Recently, however, these two [...]

The Fruits of Contemplation: The Infused Virtues

By |2026-04-26T10:27:26-05:00April 25th, 2026|Categories: David Torkington, Love, Mysticism, Prayer, The Primacy of Loving|

It is precisely because God has implanted into all of us the profound and deep desire for infinite love, that anyone can become the genius that love can make of us. Only those with hearts of stone are excluded. Conventional wisdom tells us that geniuses are born. However, the Catholic metaphysical poet Francis Thompson, said [...]

Me, Like Christ?

By |2026-04-24T21:50:47-05:00April 24th, 2026|Categories: Catholicism, Easter|

At Baptism, all of us became like Christ, and were entrusted with a mission like his as priest, prophet, and king. During this Easter season, may we rejoice in the gift of sharing this unique identity and mission with the resurrected Christ. Have you noticed any themes in the prayers at Mass this Easter season? [...]

Saint Ambrose, Warrior for Christ

By |2026-04-23T19:28:41-05:00April 23rd, 2026|Categories: Catholicism, Sainthood, St. Ambrose|

Ambrose successfully drove out the Arian heresy from his diocese. The odds were often stacked against the saint. But in these difficulties, Ambrose relied on the spiritual weapons that Christ gave him. Imagine that your city has been breached by attackers. You are tasked with defending your homeland, but you have no weapons. What should [...]

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