The Fifth Column

I have been asked my opinion on the Michael Voris-Catholic Answers dust-up. Everyone seems to have an opinion about Catholic Answers, from...

"Do you know that Negroes are 10 percent of the population of St.  Louis and are responsible for 58% of its crimes? We've got to fa...

As little as two hundred years ago, most of the people in the world lived in grinding poverty, bone-crushing, mind-numbing, earth-shattering...

This essay  at First Things highlights a substantial and basic difference between Jewish and Christian theology. In the Torah, any man who k...

In First Things today , Bishop James D. Conley tries to make the case that pornography is fueling a culture of rape, based in large part on ...

It has been said, correctly, that the 20th century produced more Christian martyrs than any previous century, and probably more than several...

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...