These are times of deliberate dramatic change, as witnessed by the “Liberation Day” tariffs, which shook the world and introduced uncertainty into markets. Everyone is trying to make sense of this policy’s back-and-forth changes. Both opponents and supporters admit that it lacks a clear purpose and specific goals. This dramatic change is not a mere … Read more
Back in the sixties and seventies, the international Catholic peace movement Pax Christi always found a way to be in the news. Its activists protested nuclear weapons, joined civil rights demonstrations or denounced the Vietnam War. However, this Catholic peace group rarely appears in the news these days. The movement is suffering an existential crisis … Read more
A new fad has appeared on the horizon for those who have many things and want more time to enjoy them. Deep-pocketed customers can pay six-figure annual fees for membership in longevity clinics. These high-end medical facilities do not promise eternity but only an extension of avoiding mortality. They offer a line of treatments, exercises … Read more
“If you don’t give up 15 minutes a day to foster this friendship with the Lord, how are you going to spend eternity in heaven with him?” Alfredo Janson spoke this magnificent bit of simple wisdom. Mr. Janson is not a priest or a member of a religious order. He is a communications engineer and … Read more
The first part of this article explored some of the key themes of the First Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean, including its acerbic critique of ‘clericalism’ and presentation of synodality as a panacea, giving the laity a decisive role in Church governance, and accepting women into ordained ministries. In this second part, … Read more
As the negotiations over the Ukrainian War drag on, many assume Ukraine is desperate for a solution because of its limited resources and military power. Such an assumption is based on the idea that Ukraine only manages to survive because of its almost total dependency on the military aid of America and its allies. However, … Read more
Objectivity gives credibility to scientific study. When scientific research is swayed by political agendas, both science and politics are compromised. Nowhere is this conflict of interest more apparent than in the realm of climate science. For decades, climate activists have alternated between alarming scenarios of global cooling and global warming. When the weather refused to … Read more
On March 11, from his bed in the Gemelli Hospital—where eight days earlier he almost died—Pope Francis summoned the Universal Church to gather in an ecclesial assembly in October 2028. By then, we may already have a new pope. Seemingly, the idea would be to ensure that the Synod of Synodality attains its conclusive ‘reception’ … Read more
From the chilly Michigan lakes along the Canadian border down to the dry and sunny Texas ranch towns along the Gulf of America—and more than 1,000 places in between—Catholics stood strong in defense of God’s marriage as one man and one woman. People endured all types of weather to bravely pray in public spaces to … Read more
On June 29-30, 2024, debauchery reigned on the streets of San Francisco. That weekend, it was not merely tolerated but rather sponsored by the city. This was the City by the Bay’s great social celebration—the Pride Festival. The event goes back to 1970 when a few paraders marched down Polk Street to City Hall and … Read more
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