The Fifth Column

There's been a huge brouhaha over the Pope's recent remarks following WYD 2013. Many bloggers have already thrown their two cents in...

I get into all kinds of arguments. Some people think I'm antagonistic because I'm a jerk, and they are correct about that. But argum...

When those who were carrying the ark of the  Lord  had taken six steps, he sacrificed  a bull and a fattened calf.   Wearing a linen ephod,...

Penn Jillette is a famous magician, atheist and debunker whose anger and hatred towards religion are legendary. Despite this, he demonstrat...

It has recently occurred to me that the discussion about gun control parallels the Catholic discussion on contraception.  Consider: how do...

A lot of people are questioning George Zimmerman's use of force against Trayvon Martin. According to the law, that use of force was l...

According to a California court, as long as we rename Eucharistic Adoration something adorably cute, we can train public school students to...

For those who have to attend Virtus CRAP sessions (Children Really Are Protected). Keep in mind that Virtus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ...

Many people, even many Catholics, have an incoherent desire to treat the Bible as a science textbook. Let's examine how well that works ...

A lot of ink has been spilled about the BSA's recent decision to allow avowedly homosexual Boy Scouts to serve. Upon reflection, this ...

"We only wish they'd bomb the school, We're awfully tired of studies." Those two lines got an 8th-grader, Nina Peregud,...

This Memorial Day, remember the Unknown Soldiers. Remember the children who died so that their parents might be free. Over the last fort...

When asked what they don't like about the Church, a lot of traditionalists will respond, "Vatican II destroyed the Church. We us...

Some people have a problem with Lila Rose and Live Action videos. They claim she and her compatriots are lying when they enter abortion cli...

Pope Francis doesn't like handing out communion lest it make for an unfortunate photo opp.  Notice, he's not concerned about them ea...

Secular humanists like to point to the Reformation with joy and pride. It is, they say, the beginning of a refusal to accept authority, the ...

Wow. It's almost like he's got some kind of plan to engage the Muslims . But I know THAT can't be true, because Zuhlsdorf...

I didn't really appreciate the condescension and dismissiveness that Zuhlsdorf has shown the new pontiff. See, for instance: http...

A fifteen percent enrollment drop in roughly five years is not particularly good news, and the news will only get worse. I wrote the above...