You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.—Our Lord Jesus Christ in Saint Matthew 5:14-16. Young Christians today claim they want an “aura” that “goes hard.” That’s good, but then why do boomer Catholic influencers still insist on being relevant? Older Catholic influencers may claim their “humanity is a [...]

p/c NYT. Middle-Eastern military-aged men entering Spain. In part 1, Race Relations Part 1: The State, we discussed "dialectical racism" at the level of the State, namely, the deceit of modern Marxists to overturn Western civilization under the pretext of being "non-racists."  Today, we will see how something similar happens within (or rather, against) the true Catholic Church.  Neo-modernists often cloak their heresy of religious indifferentism (the error that all religions lead to heaven) under a fake missionary spirit so as to remain immune from criticism from the right. Section A will be The Problem and Section B will be The Solution. At the risk of being self-centered, I am [...]

It's not 'reverse racism.'  It's just racism. If it didn’t take the Holy Name of Jesus in vain, I would say that Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino would be one of my top ten favorite movies.  The main character, Walt Kowalski is played by Eastwood in that 2008 flick (see picture above.) Walt is a grumpy old white man disgusted by the shallowness and selfishness of his children and grandchildren. Meanwhile, he has good friends of many different races to whom he shows affection by endless racial slurs against them. They happily return the favor with insults to him. Real men often show affection by ripping on each other. Spoiler alert: [...]

Before we get to what young Americans want from their Catholic parishes, let's see what old people want. Rachel Maddow of MSNBC recently stated: “I was born and raised in a conservative Catholic family.  After having not considered myself [Catholic] for some time, I do consider myself to be back in the faith."  She credited this "to Pope Francis and his message of not just empathy but solidarity with immigrants the world over." Democratic politician Christopher Hale then added:  "Coming out as a lesbian in her youth, Maddow had drifted from the Church for nearly 30 years. But now, she said, Pope Leo’s witness on issues like immigration has drawn her [...]

Sunday was the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus and this was my sermon.  The main thrust of my sermon was that when you use the name of Jesus appropriately, you will attract angels and deflect demons.  Inversely, when you use the name of Jesus inappropriately, you will deflect angels and attract demons. Basically, your entire spiritual environment changes based on how you use the most Holy Name of Jesus. In that sermon, I forgot to mention what I do when I hear people abuse the Holy Name.  Maybe it was providential I forgot to say that part of my talk, because now I can write an article here [...]

The above is a picture I snapped at Ave Maria University while traveling to a funeral in Florida. Normally these updates go in my Life-Update section, but I wanted to express my deep and heartfelt thanks to those who sacrifice for me, either by finances or by time in prayer. Here's some points on where your money is going: I pray or read several hours a day.  This usually includes Mass, mental prayer, Rosary and the old Divine Office. I still receive health insurance from my Archdiocese.  However, all my income still comes from you who read my site and listen to my pods.  This is because I am not [...]

Catholics (including myself) often justify our presence on social media by evangelization, teaching and Church reform.  But do the advantages really outweigh the benefits for even the most astute apologists online? Besides the big pitfalls of porn and bullying, there are some other smaller hazards to Christians on social media.  I'm not speaking of simply manners, but things that will affect people's salvation.  Let's look at five other hidden pitfalls to social media: Fake Romances, Fake Friendships.  Many marriages have been broken up when a spouse meets another person online.  Sometimes that spouse commits adultery with the new squeeze met online.  But sometimes the married person leaves for a person [...]