Politics

By John Zmirak, a Senior Editor of The Stream - Ross Douthat has penned a lengthy piece in The New York Times about the now-infamous attack on Catholic/Evangelical alliance in the US. You know, the unhinged piece written by Jesuit Antonio Spadaro and Rev. Figueroa? In his critique, Douthat also calmly surveys the growing ideological discontent among Catholics to modern “liberalism.” 

By Paul Kengor, EWTNNews - At the direct request of Pope Pius XI during a meeting they had together in Rome in 1935, then-Father Sheen dove into an intense study of Marxist-Leninist thought. The Holy Father advised Father Sheen to speak on communism “at every opportunity” and “warn Americans of its dangers.”

By Bill Donohue, Catholic League - “Simply put, America can’t be the way it once was.” (Original italic.) This is not so much a lament as it is a reality check: Catholics upset with the culture can work to change it, but they cannot expect a return to more placid times. That is one of the most defining conclusions in this intellectually rich volume....