The Catholic Thing

Dec 11 2024 60 ep. 6 mins 16
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The Catholic Thing is a daily column rooted in the richest cultural tradition in the world, i.e., the concrete historical reality of Catholicism.

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Queen of all America

Dec 11 2024 6 mins  
By Stephen P. White. But first a note: Be sure to tune in tonight - Thursday, December 12th at 8 PM Eastern - to EWTN for a new episode of the Papal Posse on 'The World Over.' TCT Editor-in-Chief Robert Royal and contributor Fr. Gerald E. Murray will join host Raymond Arroyo to discuss the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Vatican's "Palestinian" Nativity scene, Nancy

The Founders' Gift: Free Exercise of Religion

Dec 10 2024 8 mins  
By Thomas Farr. But first a note from Robert Royal: Longtime advocate for religious freedom around the world, Tom Farr, reminds us today of something we shouldn't need reminding of: our first freedom. One of the greatest challenges facing us today is the way that many have tried to paint that fundamental liberty - and the things that flow from it like parental rights, the right to

A Lack of Prudence, a Crisis in Leadership

Dec 09 2024 6 mins  
By Randall Smith. But first a note from Robert Royal: We're starting to close in on our targets for this fundraising campaign but we need a bunch more of you to act immediately. You don't want to see me beg. Do you? Now for today's column... Ignoring bottlenecks, multiplying touchpoints, creating information silos. These are widely discussed practices that result in organizations b

Between the Dog and the Wolf

Dec 08 2024 6 mins  
By Robert Royal. But first a note: Sometimes it goes right. One of the most iconic churches in Christendom returned to active use again this weekend. Resurrection to even greater life is a central feature of Christianity. And it's worth recalling that much else that we may consider beyond repair in our culture may just be waiting for the right efforts to come to life again. But tha

A Eucharistic Advent

Dec 07 2024 5 mins  
By David G Bonagura, Jr... Advent curiously proceeds from the future to the past, from the arrival of Christ at the end of time to the arrival of the infant Christ millennia ago at Bethlehem. The bridge joining the two is St. John the Baptist's message that still applies for us in the present: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Matthew 3:2) We hear the Baptist's charg

The Numbers Show the Catholic Vote Still Matters

Dec 06 2024 8 mins  
By George J. Marlin. But first a note from Robert Royal: Everyone knows that Catholics supported the president-elect in surprising numbers. But today, George Marlin, drawing on information from one of the Trump pollsters, makes clear just how surprising a turn it is, especially among Hispanics. Most analysts have expected that Hispanics would remain faithful to the Democrats, but i

Our Lost Civilization

Dec 05 2024 7 mins  
By Michael Pakaluk. But first a note from Robert Royal: Professor Pakaluk - who I'm happy to say will be with us at our January 25th anniversary gala next month (click here for tickets) - explains today what has gone wrong with our whole educational system as well as the consequences for all of us as individuals and as a society. It's going to take serious effort to repair that los

Forty Blessed Years a Priest

Dec 04 2024 7 mins  
By Fr. Gerald E. Murray. But first a note from Robert Royal: Our colleague Fr. Gerald Murray tells a story today that we hear all too rarely: the decades of satisfaction and enjoyment that priests, religious, and laypeople experience by living lives faithful to Catholic truth. There are many challenges to such lives today, both outside and inside the Church. But it's by persisting

Doers of the Word

Dec 03 2024 7 mins  
ByFrancis X. Maier But first a note from Robert Royal: As Fran Maier makes clear today, one of the principles that distinguishes Catholics from many Protestants is a theological point with practical consequences. All Christians should know that our salvation is a free gift from God. None of us earns Heaven. But Catholics believe that accepting God's grace should also lead us to bec

Home Free: a review of 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever'

Dec 02 2024 6 mins  
By Brad Miner. But first a note from Robert Royal: I'm grateful for the way we're moving steadily along in our funding drive, but we frankly need to step things up. Some readers have written to say that they will give later for various reasons. And that, of course, is fine. Still, there's no time like now. And it's by having a sense - now - of what our resources will be that we can