The Urgent Need for the Apostolate of the Ear
A growing concern of mine is the seeming growth and pervasiveness of division and polarization both in society at large and in the Church. Such division is no doubt hyperbolized by rigid ideologues and media outlets on both the right and the left, but we should not thereby dismiss it as totally fabricated or underestimate its significance. We mus...
These Aren’t the Monuments You’re Looking For
What happens when erroneous ideologies conflict? Very simply, violence, hatred, and more error, the likes of which we saw recently in Charlottesville. Our president attempted (poorly) to make this point when he said “I think there is blame on both sides.” Because he lacked the philosophical and moral foundations to make such an assessment, a...
Chaos on Campus
Satan loves chaos. Not only is chaos the opposite of order, it is a perversion of order. It is only natural then that chaos begets confusion. These two forces – chaos and confusion – are always united to destruction and death, which are sure hallmarks of the evil one’s handiwork. So, in the past few weeks and months as America has watched cha...