Redeeming the Crusades: A Review of God’s Battalions
By:Few events in history are as misunderstood and misrepresented as the Crusades. From the Enlightenment onward, scholars and historians have criticized t…
History and Tradition
Dunkirk- A Different Kind of War Film
By:Although, Christopher Nolan conceived of the idea for making Dunkirk some 25 years ago, he decided to wait until he had refined his movie making skills…
Sts. Simon Kananaios and Jude Thaddaeus, Apostles
By:Usually at the end of the list of apostles, Sts. Simon and Jude are two of the apostles about whom the least is known with certainty. Simon the Zealot…
The Professor in the Cage: Why Men Fight and Why We Like to Watch
By:I'm reading a great book by Dr. Jonathan Gottschall titled The Professor in the Cage: Why Men Fight and Why We Like to Watch. It's about an English …
The Wall Exists for a Reason
By:I greatly appreciate Benedict Augustine's critique of Game of Thrones. Mr. Augustine identified serious moral and artistic defects in the show. And I…
Live and Let Die
By:By now, many people around the world have heard the story of Charlie Gard. He is an infant afflicted with an extremely rare disease that is normally fa…
Their “Savage Office”: Sts. Nereus, Achilleus and Christian Military Service
By:The appropriateness of Christian military service is an ancient debate. It is fueled by divergent tales of Christian soldier martyrs. Pope St. Dam…
Saint Ignatius of Loyola’s Duel with a Muslim
By:Here's an anecdote from the life of Ignatius of Loyola - founder of Jesuits (Pope Francis’ order): “Upon encountering a Muslim who denied the divinity…
The Sin of Avoiding Controversy
By:The Idea That Controversy Causes Violence For most people, it is no secret that the majority of universities have sought to eliminate diversity of t…
Amoris Laetitia and Thomas Aquinas, Part 2
By:Thomas Aquinas to the Rescue! In the first part of this article, we discussed the problem of Amoris Laetitia, how it's, from a comprehension stand-poi…