5 defenses of classical education in a time of civil unrest...



We have come to the beginning of strange new school year. In addition to the challenges of COVID-19, primary and secondary classical schools, colleges, and universities that provide a liberal education aimed at achieving wisdom and virtue, in part through an examination of the Western heritage, may find some students, parents, and outside observers asking whether they perpetuate racism.

11 ways you might be tempted by the Devil...

The Prayer to St. Michael is a prayer we need to be praying every day...



The Prayer to Saint Michael was written by Pope Leo XIII on October 13, 1884, after seeing a vision and hearing two voices, one of God and other Satan having a conversion about the reign of Satan on the world. Once the vision had ended, Pope Leo returned to his office to write the Prayer to Saint Michael. He sent instructions to the universal church...

What is the goal in raising children?



There are various ways to understand the ‘goal’ in raising children. In examining the realm of human parenting in comparison with how other animals raise their young, Thomas Aquinas especially focuses on the human difference and the difference it makes. The young of other animals need to be able to get by amid the dangers and other challenges of the environment in which they live...

Some practical advice for fellow travelers newly arrived in the land of homeschooling...



“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” These are reportedly the words of Christopher Columbus, but whether he actually uttered them is of little import; these words define his experience as he ventured to the “New World.” There is a lesson in these words for all of us, although we often resist that lesson. There’s something comforting about the shore...

St. Michael the Archangel, Hammer of Heresies and Hounds of Hell...



This is my favorite time of the year. Not only is the beginning of Autumn the most beautiful season, but I love this ten days in the church calendar: St Michael, St Jerome, St Therese, St Francis, St Faustina, Our Lady of the Rosary. I was pleased to see therefore that Pope Francis has called on us to pray the rosary especially this month to counter the devil...

Why Cardinal Pell is vindicated by Cardinal Becciu’s firing...



An important, but not the primary, consequence of the stunning sacking of Cardinal Angelo Becciu is that it completes on the Vatican side what was accomplished by the Australian High Court in April, namely the complete vindication of Cardinal George Pell. As Cardinal Pell arrives in Rome this week after three years in Australia, the counterpoint between the cardinal’s return and Cardinal Becciu’s fall is worthy of a novel.

This 2020 Fall Foliage Map is the ultimate visual planning guide to the changing of the leaves across the U.S...

Renowned Rome angelologist explains amazing facts every Catholic should know about angels...

Experience ‘7 Miracles’ of Christ in an immersive virtual-reality feature film...

Caught on video: Vandals deface Chaldean Catholic cathedral in San Diego with blasphemous graffiti...

Amy Coney Barrett has a humble faith, a superb intellect, a deep grasp of the law, and an excellent record as a jurist. Which means she’s a nightmare for a certain kind of political tribe...



When Sen. Dianne Feinstein grilled federal circuit court nominee, and now Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett three years ago, she fretted that “the dogma lives loudly within you. And that’s of concern.” Given the senator’s obvious prejudices, she should indeed be concerned. Ms. Barrett’s life story suggests that she actually believes and seeks to live what her Catholic faith teaches...

If you want our country to flourish, then pay close attention — religious freedom is on your ballot...

Free the Mass...

Today we’re reminded that our good intentions mean nothing — or worse...

Princeton lecturer Matthew Franck: ‘The future of Roe vs. Wade is up for grabs’...

The problem with ‘canonizing’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg while ignoring her many victims...



