The Fifth Column

The case of Charlie Gard has reached the inflammatory stage. Charlie Gard is a baby who suffers from an inherited mitochondrial disease ca...

Since 2000, the FSSP has ordained roughly 220 priests. In that same time period, the SSPX has ordained about 300 men. Since 2002, about...

"Incompetent Priest Demands Church Endorse Him" That's essentially the headline from EWTN's daughter publication, the ...

The question has been asked - are feelings or emotions sinful? Feelings are generally either factually correct or incorrect. Feelings summ...

The rise of the emotional snowflake is part and parcel of the destruction of our old culture and the creation of a new one. This transform...

Well, you see, I enjoy driving. I just love driving - it's great fun. I wanted to go on a long drive and really enjoy myself, so, I g...

Now that the Charlotte Observer has breathlessly reported , yet again, on some woman who claims she was successfully ordained a Catholic pri...

Pretty much all commentators are agreed: automation is going to eat a lot of jobs in the coming two decades. Between 38% and 50% of all jo...

When mobs rioted in Ferguson, MO and burned down their own neighborhoods, commentators were aghast. They wondered how anyone could engage in...

So, the New York Times now tells us that the story of the Irish being enslaved by the English is just a myth. The linked story has these tw...

No one argues against the idea that automation improves our lives. Clearly, automation improves our lives. The very fact that 7 billion pe...

It is a commonplace in Catholic theology that there is no necessary disagreement between being a Catholic and being a patriot. Following the...

Notice the nearly complete lack of overlap between the presence of unauthorized immigrants and actual, you know, crime. It's almost li...

At the beginning of the video, a minute-and-a-half long, the Pope cites the fact that the majority of the earth’s inhabitants profess some...

A lot of Catholic commentators want to connect porn and rape. I understand their wish, but it ain't happening. Consider the facts: O...

According to the FBI statistics referenced by US News and World Report , violent crime overall remained near 30-year lows last year (2016),...

When it comes to creationism, the guiding principle of subsidiarity applies. Subsidiarity is the organizing principle within Catholicism. ...