My Devotion to the ‘Not Quites’January 9, 2026 by Fr. Stephen GadberryFr. Stephen Gadberry The servants of God and blesseds inspire me to keep my head down. Head down in adoration to the Lord. Head down into the storm of life.Amy Coney Barrett on the Court, the Constitution, and OriginalismJanuary 9, 2026 by Henry T. Edmondson IIIHenry T. Edmondson III You can take the justice out of the classroom, but you can’t take the classroom out of the justice: her book is a pedagogical endeavor.Study Commission Says No to a Female DiaconateJanuary 8, 2026 by Dr. Richard DeClueDr. Richard DeClue There is broad agreement that women are not to be admitted to the diaconate, but the explanation as to why needs to be further elaborated.Marxism, the False Gospel of the Modern WorldJanuary 7, 2026 by Aiden WirthAiden Wirth Marxism falls apart in the face of authentic charity. The Gospel message is as effective an antidote to human evils as it ever was.The Missed Opportunity of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’January 6, 2026 by Rich LizardoRich Lizardo For all its excellent acting, exciting sequences, and exquisite imagery, del Toro’s "Frankenstein" fails to meet the moment.Supported Without Support: Providence in Nature and GraceJanuary 5, 2026 by Thomas J. KronholzThomas J. Kronholz The post-Enlightenment West lost sight of God’s metaphysical presence in the world before it lost its mystic faith.Artificial Intelligence and Evangelization, a New Institute Course OfferingJanuary 2, 2026 by Nell O’LearyNell O’Leary Questions about human nature and the ethical use of technology are at the forefront of peoples’ minds today, in large part due to the rise of AI.Embracing the Bittersweet: A Reflection on the New YearJanuary 1, 2026 by Dr. Tod WornerDr. Tod Worner Not long ago, I was listening to an interview held with the late Harold Bloom, the brilliant, prolific, and provocative literary critic and Yale Sterling Professor of the Humanities. Bloom’s puckish oeuvre of declarations includes “I have limped off so many cultural battlefields that I increasingly feel like my heroes in The Iliad, who do […]Into the Dark with GodDecember 31, 2025 by Dr. Joshua BittingDr. Joshua Bitting Let’s have the courage to set out into the dark with God. For if we reflect long enough, we will see there is no other place for Christians.Ken Burns’ ‘American Revolution’ Distorts the Founders’ Religious BeliefsDecember 30, 2025 by Dr. Kody W. CooperDr. Kody W. Cooper The founders would be amused to hear that the divine legislator of natural rights to whom they appealed in the Declaration did “not distinguish between faiths.”