The Fifth Column

I just had a long conversation with a good friend about the new revelations coming out of Rome. Apparently, Pope Benedict XVI received a ful...

Remember the Oath of Fidelity to the Magisterium that all Catholic theology professors are supposed to make, but almost none ever do? Rem...

I was recently asked about the role of emergency contraception in cases of rape. Can a Catholic accept such a thing? The answer is a resound...

Here's a shocker. More men then women report being subject to domestic violence. Yes, you read that correctly. The CDC 2012 National...

Given that the next pope will almost certainly not be personally associated with the Vatican Council II, I raised the question of whether t...

Benedict's resignation has set the Catholic (and non-Catholic world) a-twirl. Here, in no particular order are some thoughts to consider...

As our current American administration used to say, it doesn't take a weatherman to know the wind is changing. The last Pope to resign...

Reading this essay , I was struck by the hypocrisy of it all. These teachers cling bitterly to the gun-free zones, their religion. This es...

Here's a question for the moral theologians among you. " there is much concern over the direction Notre Dame has taken, especially...

Riddle me this: how is homosexuality like being Muslim? Answer: Neither one allows you to convert away. In Islam, those who commit aposta...

You see, havnig the really smart people get together and agree to outlaw guns will absolutely work. As an historian, I know it will work b...

It has been argued that explanations in terms of final causes remain common in modern science, including contemporary  evolutionary biology...

The Germans tell the story of a man condemned to death, who pleads for his life before the king. "Release me, Lord, and I will teach ...

It takes a marksman about 3-4 seconds to set the sight on a target, so if you run away and weave, you greatly reduce your chances of being ...

Did the teachers at Newtown, Connecticut commit mortal sin by failing to arm themselves in preparation to repel intruders? 2265 Legitimate...

Now that we've had another mass murder, everyone is arguing about gun control law. At the risk of making the discussion more rational, l...

A stopped clock is right twice a day. The National Catholic Reporter said something very profound: Liturgy is not about taste or aestheti...

In popular usage, "porn" has become a very expansive term. We can talk about gun porn , tech porn , car porn ... in fact, "po...

Here's a question for Latin Mass types. When you who claim to love Latin pray in English, you always say "Holy Ghost" But...

So, if you read the conservative political class today, they tell us we don't have much to worry about. The US is still center-right. E...