By Gigi Duncan, National Catholic Register – Commentator Michael Knowles believes that the U.S. Constitution may be more closely aligned with Catholic political philosophy than commonly recognized, suggesting the nation’s founding echoes ideas laid out centuries earlier.
Speaking as the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, Knowles on Thursday tied the American system to Aquinas’ concept of the “mixed regime,” which combines elements of monarchy, aristocracy and democracy — a framework that, he noted, is mirrored in the Constitution’s balance of executive, legislative and judicial powers.
By Bishop Athanasius Schneider, OnePeterFive – In one of his addresses in July 2016, Cardinal Robert Sarah said, “It is very important that we return as soon as possible to a common orientation, of priests and the faithful turned together in the same direction—eastwards or at least toward the apse—to the Lord who comes. I think it is a very important step in ensuring that in our celebrations the Lord is truly at the center.” This is a constant thread in his speeches, interviews and books. …
By Regis Martin, National Catholic Register – Why must someone so young and so dear to so many be made to suffer for so long? Where is the justice in that?… There isn’t any. At least not by any human reckoning. But because we live in a fallen world, a world infected by sin and disease, such things, while certainly shocking and deeply dislocating, ought not to come as a surprise. The serpent has long since insinuated its poison into the fruit. Death remains the most banal and predictable of all happenings that will, ineluctably, carry us all off in the end.
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LOOPcast: Why Modernism Intentionally Destroyed Beautiful Churches
The LOOPcast, Youtube – They ripped out the altars. Whitewashed the saints. Built “churches” that look like airports. How did we get here? And why did Catholics go along with it? In this episode of The Deep, Erika exposes the shocking, anti-Catholic roots of the Church’s “wreckovation” era – and the modernist ideas that gutted sacred beauty. But it’s not over. Across America, parishes are rising from the ashes and restoring what was lost.
Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: His Hour Had Not yet Come
Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 – 1 After this Jesus went about in Galilee; he would not go about in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 Now the Jews’ feast of Tabernacles was at hand. 10 But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private. 25 Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? 26 And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? …
Catholicism and the Gift of Liberty, by Bradley J. Birzer
By Bradley J. Birzer, Catholic World Report – Ladies and gentlemen, far from being a religion that is dark, regressive, and superstitious, as many during the Reformation claimed, Roman Catholicism baptized common law, professed liberty through the Magna Carta, advanced Natural Law and Natural Rights through the Jesuits, helped inspire the Declaration of Independence, and gave us a truly great American patriot, Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Far from being embarrassed, we should celebrate all that we’ve given to America on her 250th birthday.
Iran War Day 21: Netanyahu Blasphemes; Iran Strikes Gulf Energy Sites, Israel, U.S. Jet, by Mary Rose
By Mary Rose, Zeale – At a March 19 press conference in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew from historians Ariel and Will Durant’s book The Lessons of History to reflect on the relationship between moral virtue and political power, invoking a comparison between Jesus Christ and Genghis Khan as to illustrate his point. … “It is not enough to be moral. It is not enough to be just. It is not enough to be right.” Netanyahu said… “Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis Khan. If you are strong enough, ruthless enough, and powerful enough, evil will overcome good.”
Wickedpedia: Is AI Really Demonic or Just a Simulated Satan? by Steven Tucker
By Steven Tucker, Crisis Magazine – The Internet is a modern invention, yet the aspiration to create some all-knowing, omniscient mechanical device with an answer to everything—a hubristic, artificial version of God—has a much longer history than the formal inauguration of the World Wide Web back in 1991… A Brass or Brazen Head was an imaginary medieval Artificial Intelligence-type device, said in legends to have been possessed by various learned historical Christian figures, from the Franciscan friar-philosopher Roger Bacon to St. Albertus Magnus.
The Catholic Herald: SSPX Sets Out Case for Episcopal Consecrations in New Book Sent to Italian Bishops
The Catholic Herald – The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X has written to every diocesan bishop in Italy, sending them a newly published book explaining and defending its intention to carry out episcopal consecrations… The book, titled At the Service of the Church, sets out in detail the Society’s argument that the present condition of the Church constitutes a crisis so serious that it justifies extraordinary action… Yet the contents of the book itself are far more direct, asserting that elements within the Church’s leadership have, in its words, “adulterated the faith”, thereby placing souls in danger and creating a situation in which resistance to authority becomes not only permissible but necessary. …
Paul Ehrlich, Who Created the Overpopulation Panic, Has Died at 93, by Cassy Cooke
By Cassy Cooke, Live Action News – Paul Ehrlich, the ecologist whose 1968 book, “The Population Bomb,” set off decades of panic over overpopulation, has died at the age of 93… Paul Ehrlich died in a retirement home due to complications from cancer, according to his daughter… His 1968 book, “The Population Bomb,” ignited a global panic about overpopulation, tragically inspiring multiple governments to put population control policies into place… Ehrlich’s predictions not only failed to materialize, but the furor they caused contributed to population control-related atrocities across the globe.
Rediscovering the Fixed Prayers of Catholicism, by Phillip Campbell
By Phillip Campbell, Catholic Exchange – For most people, prayer is a struggle. Rightly does the Catechism of the Catholic Church compare the life of prayer to Jacob wrestling with the angel (CCC 2573), as most people find prayer to be a challenge that requires consistent effort to persevere in. Yet, as a wrestler trains himself to overcome through consistent, disciplined effort, so a fruitful and consistent prayer life can be attained through the same discipline.
Saint of the Day: Saint Cuthbert A.D. 634–687
The Dynamic Catholic Institute – Saint Cuthbert A.D. 634–687 – As a zealous missionary, a known miracle worker, and the prior of Melrose Abbey, Saint Cuthbert was a busy man. He faced constant distraction in prayer, so much so that he wanted to eliminate all distraction from his life… Fortunately, Cuthbert was able to become a hermit in what is now known as St. Cuthbert’s Cave. It wasn’t long, however, before he was pulled out and made a bishop. Saint Cuthbert once again had to deal with distraction. …
Five Quick Things: Hormuz, by Scott McKay
By Scott McKay, The American Spectator – What if closing the Strait of Hormuz isn’t a blunder — but the point?… It’s an awfully dumb argument. For a host of reasons… But perhaps the most interesting of them is that it might not actually be in our interest for the Strait of Hormuz to be open… Whaaaat? How can that be?
Forgotten Customs of St. Joseph, by Matthew Plese
By Matthew Plese, OnePeterFive – Along with St. Patrick, St. Thomas Aquinas, and the Annunciation, the feast of St. Joseph, foster father of our Lord Jesus Christ and patron of the Universal Church, falls during Lent. Yet, despite the necessity of maintaining Lenten penance in the form of fasting and abstinence, St. Joseph’s Day still provides amble opportunities for celebrating our Catholic heritage… The Church celebrates St. Joseph a few times during the year: March 19th, Wednesday preceding the Third Sunday after Easter (up until the 1955 changes), and May 1st (starting with the 1955 changes)… Who is Saint Joseph?
So-Called Conservative Bishops Can’t Seem To Find The Courage To Defend Church Teaching On Israel, by Matt Gaspers
By Matt Gaspers, X Post, March 18, 2026 – So-Called Conservative Bishops Can’t Seem To Find The Courage To Defend Church Teaching On Israel
When the New Things Come Again, by Stephen P. White
By Stephen P. White, The Catholic Thing – The Lord said: Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life… An innocent man lays down his life. He dies. He rises again to new life, eternal life. A man takes bread and wine, blesses them, and gives them to his disciples; his body and blood. If it happens once, it is a miracle. But what if that same miracle is made present to us, not once, but over and over and over again?
Virginia Must Defeat Amendment for Abortions Up to Birth, by Olivia Gans Turner
By Olivia Gans Turner, LifeNews – The composition of the 2026 Virginia General Assembly–the Senate and the House of Delegates–was a textbook example of the adage “elections have consequences.” Not since 2020 have pro-abortion forces been able to do so much damage to the ability of concerned Virginians to protect innocent human life… Starting on January 14, day one of the session, the pro-abortion Democrats in control of both chambers took the steps to pass the proposed constitutional amendment, HJ1, allowing unlimited abortion in Virginia.
IVF and the Integrity of the Pro-Life Movement, by Daniel B. Gallagher
By Daniel B. Gallagher, Catholic World Report – The truth underlying Kaillie Humphries’s heart-wrenching story… This story, I think, will not be easy to read… So, let me start by heartily congratulating U.S. Olympic bobsledder Kaillie Humphries on her two medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics. With six medals, she’s the most decorated woman in the sport. Her unwavering dedication to the physical and mental preparation necessary to be a champion is unparalleled. After alleged harassment from Canadian coaches, Humphries crossed the border and was naturalized in time to earn a gold for the United States in the monobob event at the 2022 Olympics. …
Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: His Hour Had Not yet Come
Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 – 1 After this Jesus went about in Galilee; he would not go about in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 Now the Jews’ feast of Tabernacles was at hand. 10 But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private. 25 Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? 26 And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ? …
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Patriot Post – “Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual — or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country.” —Samuel Adams (1781)
Saint of the Day: Saint Cuthbert A.D. 634–687
The Dynamic Catholic Institute – Saint Cuthbert A.D. 634–687 – As a zealous missionary, a known miracle worker, and the prior of Melrose Abbey, Saint Cuthbert was a busy man. He faced constant distraction in prayer, so much so that he wanted to eliminate all distraction from his life… Fortunately, Cuthbert was able to become a hermit in what is now known as St. Cuthbert’s Cave. It wasn’t long, however, before he was pulled out and made a bishop. Saint Cuthbert once again had to deal with distraction. …
