Here is my latest column for the East Tennessee Catholic. July 5, 2021 From those received at baptism or upon becoming a dad and grandfather, names are… Read more “Changes in life that are symbolized by a new name”

On Friday, July 16, Pope Francis issued a Motu Proprio, Traditionis Custodes, revising the rules by which the Roman Missal of 1962, promulgated by Pope St. John… Read more “A Motu Proprio from Pope Francis on the Celebration of the Latin Mass”

24. Bishops, as successors of the apostles, receive from the Lord, to whom was given all power in heaven and on earth, the mission to teach all… Read more “Reflections on Lumen Gentium, Part XXIV”

I was listening recently to an interview by Dr. Jordan Peterson of Dr. Lawrence Krauss. Peterson, as you likely know, is the professor of clinical psychology from… Read more “No Meaning for the Materialist”

Winston Marshall was, until last years, the banjo player for the band Mumford & Sons. Last March, he sent a message to journalist Andy Ngo, famous for… Read more “Got A Tough Decision to Make? Plant Yourself in Your Local Church.”

I have written here before on how transgenderism and gender ideology represent assaults on the transcendentals of truth, goodness, and beauty. A recent video featured on a… Read more “Moloch Must Be Very Pleased”

I don’t pretend to be very familiar with the political situation in Haiti. Like everyone else, I read of the assassination of Haiti’s president, Juvenel Moise, on… Read more “Prayers for Haiti”

Occasionally there are events that are so surprising, so encouraging, and yet so befuddling, that it’s hard to find words to describe them. What is happening in… Read more “Cubans Protest Communist Government”

23. This collegial union is apparent also in the mutual relations of the individual bishops with particular churches and with the universal Church. The Roman Pontiff, as… Read more “Reflections on Lumen Gentium, Part XXIII”

A parents’ organization in Williamson County, TN is hoping to exploit a newly passed Tennessee law forbidding the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in order to… Read more “Teaching Actual History is NOT Critical Race Theory”