Catholic Commentary: John Zmirak
Gluttons for Power
François Mitterrand: Despotism in a modern, democratic setting.
How Vain Is Your Glory?
A thought experiment that will hone your skill at sniffing out the "vain."
The Vanity of Ayn Rand
An Olympic-level practitioner of the Deadly Sin.
Solzhenitsyn - Icon of Patience
Wisdom worth emulating.
Role Model for Wrath - Josef Stalin
The most appropriate name to illustrate undiluted Wrath.
A New Patron Saint for Chastity?
Queen Catherine of Aragon
Baptism Is Not an Economics Degree
Let's keep in mind that part of loving our neighbor...
Shall the Weak Inherit the Smurfs?
This is why we needed a Church in the first place.
Blessed Are the Sweaty
Diligence: Of all the virtues, it wears the least perfume.
Rescue Me?
I can't decide if my old friend is crazy or a saint.
Chastity - Silk Vestments and Fishnet Stockings
Faithfulness, openness to life, and self-sacrificing love between spouses.
Please Allow Me to Humiliate You
Humility isn't a virtue you're meant to boast about.
Liberality vs. 'Reality'
Doing just a little bit more than the minimum.
Conserve Your Liberality
Distortions to which the virtue of generosity is subject.
Put the 'Mag' Back in Your Animus
Perhaps the greatest soul in the history of Great Britain.
Magicians Trapped Inside Monkeys
University of Chicago to accommodate "transgender" students.
Sneaking Back into Eden
The preternatural gifts Adam lost were pretty impressive.
Your Life Is a Gift
There is only one statement in the encyclical that frankly troubles me.
Losing Your Temperance
Our soul will slacken and grow as flabby as a body overfed and underused.
Patience, for Christ's Sake!
We can suffer with many indignities if our eyes stay on the prize.
Praying with the Kaisers
A bittersweet love note to the Habsburgs.
Death's Hand on the Tiller
The soul is more significant than the body...
Our Lady on the Highway
The one I have the most trouble with is "turn the other cheek."
President David Duke's Appearance at Howard University
Satirical comments on commencement.
Smash the Secular State
Catholics serious about the defense of life are responding...in a variety of ways.
Bless Your Heart, Tramp!
The prevalence of abortion and its root causes in modern sexual behavior.
Anybody Need A Used Laetare Medal?
Accepting can only be seen as an endorsement of Notre Dame's decision.
But What about My Toys?
An insight into a spiritual issue I struggle with...
Psychomachia - Qu'est-ce Que C'est?
Introduction to "reflections on each of the Seven Contrary Virtues."
A Very Long Lent
...and more to come.
If You Must Drive Drunk, Please Wear a Seatbelt
Chances are you'll get home in one piece.
Brideshead Redecorated
Lush and musical prose conveys to us the intensity of perfect, lyrical moments.
The Prodigals and the Papa
Il Papa makes us positively long to embrace Big Daddy.
The Dark Night of the Civilization
Lent rains down on us now like bitter manna from heaven.
The Future of the Legion and the SSPX
What will Pope Benedict do?
Blood from a Stone
The influence of... the one who "roams the earth seeking the ruin of souls."
Accentuate the Purgative
Imagine how history would have turned out differently if man hadn't fallen.
Time for Pre-Canine Counseling
Hope that a loving Father will provide for our children and beagles a livable world.
My Non-Binding Resolutions for the New Year
In the same spirit as the brave acts of our legislative branch.
Christmas at the Veterinary Hospital
A blessed, beastly Christmas to one and all.
Envy - I See You in Hell
The passion that goaded Lucifer, who envied the Glory of God.
The Few, the Proud, the Damned
Pride and its many meanings.
Our Age's Reigning Sin - Now on DVD
This vice is misguided compassion.
Thank You, Lord, May We Have Another?
Tough times will test spoiled souls like mine. We've all got to pray for each other.
Greed Is for the Good
Man was meant to live forever with an unlimited supply of whatever he needs.
Kneeling Before the World
We have the bishops we deserve.
It Can Happen Here
Choices matter. In this election, they matter desperately. I wish they didn't.
God in the Belly
The sin of gluttony.
Massive, Disproportionate Retaliation
Hate the sin, love the sinner.
Lust for the Suburbs
...but that's why God made shotguns.
The Joy of Sloth
The polite term is Inerto-American...
How to 'Render' without Surrender
Archbishop Charles Chaput's Render Unto Caesar
We Regret to Inform You that Christ Is Risen
It's not like I make a habit of badgering those who don't share the gift of faith.
The Ale-Drinker's Answer to Hegel - Chesterton's The Everlasting Man
The convert nabs this narrative from 2,000 years ago and makes it new.
In Case of Rapture, This Executive Office Will Be Vacant
The Palin pick says good things about the balance of power within the GOP.
The Importance of Borders - Fixing the Immigration Crisis in 9 Steps
The bare minimum required to maintain our national security...
Render Unto Caesar - The Church and Immigration
"If you love your country so much, why did you leave it instead of fixing it?"
Blood in August - On Avoiding World War III
A War about Nothing.
Bastille Day - Baptism by Blood
Explosion onto the world of ideologies that would poison the next two centuries.
Bedrooms and Battlefields
Sometimes killing people really is as bad as sleeping with them.
