Malcolm Muggeridge. “The coming of Jesus into the world is the most stupendous event in human history. . . . As it is, belonging to a civilization which began with the birth of Jesus some two thousand years ago, and reaching the conclusion—to me inescapable—that whatever is truly admirable in the achievements of the succeeding… Read More Fiat Lux. Into History Comes the Light
“Powerful people are using this migration to destroy Europe’s Christian roots and its whole culture.” Religious Ideology, not race. “Love, Christians have always known, believes in both good fences as well as shared pastures. We do this by, as St. Thomas defined love, “willing the good of the other”. Peoples who do not think alike… Read More Bishop Athanasius Schneider Speaks of “Mass Invasion”
Site Summation Catholic Critique presents itself as “Christian World View & Analysis,” edited by Stephen Hand. Its stated purpose is not formal teaching but the sharing of opinions, interpretive principles, excerpts, reflections, and outside resources judged helpful in spiritually challenging times. The site repeatedly frames itself as Catholic, Christ-centered, culturally critical, and concerned with ecclesial… Read More Catholic Critique — Alphabetical & Topic Index
“Pope Leo’s first encyclical takes direct aim at Artificial Intelligence, government power, war, and the future of humanity. Raymond Arroyo, Father Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal unpack the Vatican’s massive new document and debate whether the Church is offering moral clarity on AI – or embracing a technocratic vision shaped by global governance, regulation, and… Read More Constructive Criticism of Leo XIV’s Encyclical on AI
On Artificial Intelligence. “In his long-awaited first encyclical, the Holy Father insists that the fullest truth about man is revealed ultimately and most completely in the face of Jesus Christ.” Fr. James Shea, National Catholic Register. As anticipated, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, while wide-ranging in its scope, primarily addresses the rise of artificial intelligence… Read More Magnifica Humanitas: In the Face of Christ, the Truth About Man
March 29, 2025.Wiley Online Library. Abstract: Physical forms of media are increasingly being phased out and replaced by digital media. While this transition entails significant gains for consumers, it also presents risks that are worthy of attention and analysis. Thanks to the rise of channels of distribution such as streaming platforms, it is increasingly the… Read More The Digital Memory Hole: Distortion and Accountability in the Age of New Media
“Never be discouraged, and no matter what fault you happen to commit, say: Though I should fall twenty times, or a hundred times, a day, I will arise at every fall, and pursue my course. What does it amount to, after all, that you should have met with some accidents on the way, provided you… Read More St. Francis de sales’ on the Great Battle
Be it near or still a ways off, Jesus the Lord said regarding the last times, “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed; for this must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there… Read More Does God send wars as a punishment for sin?
The Spectator. Troubling new revelations about Hannah Arendt and Heidegger. By Ron Rosenbaum Will we ever be able to think of Hannah Arendt in the same way again? Two new and damning critiques, one of Arendt and one of her longtime Nazi-sycophant lover, the philosopher Martin Heidegger, were published within 10 days of each other [2009].… Read More The Evil of Banality
— from the very opening of De Ente et Essentia — On Being and Essence, in the Prologue: The Latin is often given as: Parvus error in principio magnus est in fine. “a small error in the beginning becomes an enormous error in the end…” “Thomas Aquinas, in his brief work entitled De Ente et… Read More All Errors Great and Small
As this website has been emphasizing for some 5 years and in so many ways, the decline of the humanities and reading is very alarming. Ross Douthat and guest Jennifer Frey ask, “What’s really driving the humanities crisis in higher education?” Douthat: As enrollment and reading decline, I asked Jennifer Frey, a professor of philosophy,… Read More The Best Defense Against AI is Reading Plato …
David Berlinski holds a PhD from Princeton University and has taught philosophy and mathematics at universities in France and the United States. A Senior Fellow of Discovery Insitute, he is the author of such books as The Deniable Darwin, A Tour of the Calculus, The Advent of the Algorithm, Newton’s Gift, and The Devil’s Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions. He… Read More Dr. David Berlinski on ‘The Deniable Darwin’
C. S. Lewis’ witty and insightful criticisms of scientism, of the notion that the scientific enterprise alone can discover truth, that it can take the place of religious authority, of philosophical insight, and in fact of the whole tradition of humane wisdom, is well known.1 What has been less noted is the critique which he… Read More C.S. Lewis’ Critique of Scientific Knowledge by Thomas Storck
John West’s book, The Magicians Twin: C.S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society Beloved for his Narnian tales for children and his books of Christian apologetics for adults, best-selling author C.S. Lewis also was a prophetic critic of the growing power of scientism in modern society, the misguided effort to apply science to areas outside… Read More C.S. Lewis and Evolution
“If you thought the Catholic Church and American culture were doing just fine up until Vatican II, you won’t think so after reading the devastating critique of Carol Jackson Robinson. Robinson is truly the American Chesterton, yet even more militant and provocative, combining profound spiritual wisdom, penetrating analysis, and an exquisite sensus catholicus. Reading her… Read More Carol Robinson’s ‘This Perverse Generation’
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (born Rosetta Nubin, March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973)[1] was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She gained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and electric guitar. She was rooted in a pentecostal church and became the first great… Read More Time Out: This Train…Sister Rosetta Tharpe
2 Thessalonians 2:9 “The coming of the lawless one by the activity of Satan will be with all power and with pretended signs and wonders“ No one can know who the eschatological Antichrist is before the revelation by Jesus Christ Himself. But we are admonished to “read the signs of the times” and to constantly… Read More Elon Musk and the Deceptions of the Antichristic.
“Frequent Visits Without Engagement: Your audience is likely part of X’s “lurker” demographic—i.e., users who consume content but rarely interact. Studies suggest that 90% of social media users are lurkers, 9% engage occasionally, and only 1% are heavy contributors (often called the 90-9-1 rule). Your frequent visitors fall into this 90%, consuming your content without… Read More 90% Lurkers on Social Media
A Quick Way to Be Throttled: Regularly say and publish facts and opinions contrary to popular opinions. “Social media throttling refers to the practice where platforms limit the visibility of a user’s posts, making it less likely for their content to be seen by others. This can occur due to increased competition for attention, resulting… Read More A Quick Way to Be Throttled or Ostracized
By John A. Perricone | New Oxford Review, January-February 2021 The Deleterious Effects of a Subtle Inversion One of Hollywood’s more sybaritic starlets solemnly announced the other day that she was embarking on a 30-day “spiritual cleanse” in India. Since neither ecumenism nor eco-enthusiasm is my métier, I was bewildered. Could it be some novel… Read More “New Spirituality” & the Ghost of Catholicism
And a reply. Bishop Robert Barron has written: See also, Islam and Israel Shift
🛢️🛢️🛢️ Hello, Tin Man. Dimwitted Scarecrow here with a question of no small consequence. What is the best nighttime snack? Please do not say fruits or vegetables. Remember please, I’m not smart enough for that. Best nighttime snack, no fruits, no vegetables? Greek yogurt with a little honeyorwhole-grain toast/crackers with peanut butter.Why: a good night… Read More Tin Man on the Best Nighttime Snacks
“One of the primary reasons people put dogs in baby carriages is the strong emotional bond between humans and animals. Pet owners often view their dogs as part of the family, and treating them like human children is an extension of this affection. The use of baby carriages for dogs allows owners to include their… Read More Sad World. Dogs in Baby Carriages.
President Donald Trump on Saturday blasted Democratic climate policies after scientists moved away from one of the most extreme global warming scenarios previously used in United Nations-backed climate modeling. “GOOD RIDDANCE! After 15 years of Dumocrats promising that ‘Climate Change’ is going to destroy the Planet, the United Nations TOP Climate Committee just admitted that… Read More Trump rips Democrats after UN climate committee drops extreme projections
David Suchet’s most beautiful recital below. The Seven Penitential Psalms are united by themes of repentance, confession, and pleas for mercy. They express sorrow for sin and a longing for reconciliation with God. As sinners trying to do penance for our sins it is a good thing to meditate on them daily. David Suchet profoundly… Read More The Seven Penitential Psalms
Bad and evil ideas have been far more virulent in history than silver, gold, or geopolitical schemes. Our modern errors arose out of the weeds of bad Christian soil, fueled by concupiscence and backed by diverse and mighty powers. King Henry VIII’s ecclesial revolution in England, born in lust and ending in the vast dissolution of the… Read More Philosophers of the New Light
What does it mean and add up to? “There comes a point in a man’s life when the world starts spinning even if he hasn’t touched a drop — not from whiskey, but from years piling up heavier than they used to. Laughter gets slower, bones get louder, and everything hurts except the blues. “I… Read More Time Out: Ain’t Drunk, Just Old.
Unborn Child (the song in question) is the sixth studio album by American music duo Seals and Crofts, released on February 8, 1974 by Warner Bros. Records. It features two singles, “Unborn Child” and “The King of Nothing”, which reached number 66 and number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively. The title track reached… Read More How a 4 Minute Minute Song Destroyed Seals and Crofts Career
For many of the Dutch, the death of the 54 year old Pim Fortuyn, the flamboyant sociology professor turned right-wing politician in 2002 had something of the dreadful impact which September 11 (2001) had on Americans. Dark disorientation fell upon the nation known for its tolerance of almost everything secular, eccentric, and postmodern. Fortuyn was… Read More The Tragedies of Pim Fortuyn and Theo Van Gogh
America… “not in any sense Christian” “….she licensed every form of lust with laws to cleanse the stain of scandal she has spread.” — Dante, The Inferno, canto V, 57. Every four years, truths in America can change from one thing to another, even as the center – left’s quest to be the global hegemon… Read More America and Seductive False ‘Liberty’.
🚨 “President Donald Trump has posted a video on how 20 CIA and FBI agents just dropped a political bomb on Barack Hussein ll Obama, confirming that he and former CIA Director Brennan orchestrated a political coup against a candidate and then a sitting president and doctored evidence. Allegedly shows how “Russiagate” was born.” See… Read More 20 CIA Agents Claim Obama and Former CIA Head Orchestrated Coup
See also, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and a New World Order. Our complex theological predicament, which only the hierarchical Church may, in time, formally adjudicate, appears to be here to stay — until the Parousia. By Stephen Hand. Updated. 2015. If Francis and Cardinal Kasper have taught us anything over the past few years,… Read More John XXIII, Benedict XVI and Francis. 2015.
We have been forewarned about the neo-nazis and neo-socialists infiltrating our weakened, wayward Church. Only the eschaton will cleanse us decisively, according to His promise. Meanwhile we take only the meat to nourish us and leave the bones. ________ * Ideologies, not persons In 1984 I attended the Medal of Freedom awards ceremony presided over… Read More Reject Them *
We who are alive today have lived in extraordinary times. Never in history were so many ordinary people lured off the narrow way by so many lying signs, technological wonders and temptations. Few of us have walked through it unwounded. There is little romanticism in not being a hero. Many of us men and women… Read More Our Saving Wounds
God is there, the Protestant thinker Francis Schaeffer once said, and He is not silent. He has spoken. His Word, His acts in history, His Person and Presence are inseparable. It is not enough for us to presume a numinous, inexpressible, presence in history or in our lives if we disregard the fact that God… Read More The Alpha and Omega of being
By Father Gabriel of St Mary Magalene, 1953. O Lord, increase my confidence in Your help and grant that in this confidence, I may always find courage to begin again. What most distresses souls of good will who are seriously trying to live a spiritual life, is to find themselves falling so many times, despite… Read More The Courage To Begin Yet Again
Hello again Tin Man🛢️🛢️ 🛢️. Did Beethoven write every note in his compositions? Were many others employed? How did he go about composing? Tin Man: Ah! A magnificent question about Ludwig van Beethoven — and one surrounded by myths. The short answer is: yes, Beethoven ultimately wrote essentially every note himself. But the way he… Read More Tin Man on Beethoven’s Method of Composition
By Catholic Worker Dr. Larry Chapp 2022. Michael Sean Winters is either hoping we are naïve enough to not remember the Reporter’s long and problematic history, or he thinks we are stupid enough to not be concerned with incoherent zig-zagging. The folks over at the National Catholic Reporter must think we have poor memories or… Read More The “Hypocritical Ultramontanism” of The National Catholic Reporter. 2022.
2022. Even if it may have caused more problems than it solved, Vatican II for the future Pope was in no small part about reintegrating loose and undisciplined elements of immutable Catholic doctrine with Christological and Eucharistic teaching. George Weigel writes, “In the years immediately after the Council, Joseph Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI),… Read More Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger on Reasons for Vatican II
It cannot be seriously doubted in our time that since the Second Vatican Council not a little of what has been called “Catholic ecumenism” has in fact gone off the Church’s traditional dogmatic rails. But for all that the principle cannot be doubted. It was doubtless the seemingly radical abruptness of the Church’s turnaround regarding… Read More Traditional Catholic Ecumenism
“This book collects essays, speeches, and presentations given over the course of James Likoudis’ seven decades as a Catholic. As a convert from Eastern Orthodoxy, he has devoted the greater portion of his life to the work of ecumenism, “that they all may be one” (Jn. 17:21). Within these pages, he attempts to refute common… Read More Dr. James Likoudis. The Divine Mosaic: Piecing Together Catholic and Orthodox Unity
