Tagged: Catholicism

D.O.A.

It is so very easy to become distracted by this world. But we are called to be in the world, not of the world… and yet, politics, sports, social media, and technology have become...

Islam: The Anti-Catholicism

Islam and the Decalogue on The Catholic Thing offers a blunt, factual examination of the philosophies of Islam. The author, Howard Kainz, offers a brief comparison of the teachings of Islam and those of...

Silence and Wisdom

In today’s constantly connected, overly informed world of smartphones, touchscreens, and WIFI, silence can be extraordinarily elusive. What’s more, many find it uncomfortable or even anxiety provoking. But without silence there can be neither...

Spiritual Courage

Regis Martin’s A Model of Spiritual Courage for Our Time from Crisis Magazine briefly tells the story of Ven. Philip Howard, yet another victim to be laid at the name of Elizabeth I, yet...

The Last Acceptable Phobia

The continuous contradictions caused by the no-right-or-wrong dogma of modernism continue to spread confusion and chaos through the world, as now it seems even one’s gender is a question for situational ethics. Transgenderism and...

Byrdian Pathos

Letting Go of the Past by Señorita Rita gives the message to see and accept the Will of God in all things. It is said often enough, but true resignation is something which takes...

The Beginning of Wisdom

“Knowing yourself,” said Aristotle, “Is the beginning of wisdom.” Would it therefore be correct to say conversely that lack of wisdom is the beginning of lack of self-knowledge? The wisdom of the Catholic Faith...