Virtuous Catholic Men

revolution and (or?) love Revolution has been a key fixture of society since the 16th century. From the Protestant Revolution to the intellectual revolution of the Enlightenment to the American and French political revolutions, Western man has enshrined the right to revolt against authority, human or divine. Indeed, Americans take great pride in their revolutionary […]

divorce, happiness, and joy One of the cruelest self-delusions of divorcing parents is that “children are resilient.”  What is usually meant by that is that children will “recover” from the harm caused by divorce.  Those kids, after all, surely want the same thing that their parents want for them: to be happy.  This is yet

kindness is loving, but it’s just too Charity – or love – is not something that is essentially different from justice, even if we think of them that way.  Yes, there are times when it may seem we are being charitable instead of being just, but most often what is actually happening is that charity

viva christo rey “The light shone in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (Jn 1:5) The word that I am translating here as “overcome” in Greek is καταλαμβανω, which is sometimes translated as understand. It has many ways it can be translated but the one that seems to fit better is “could

viva christo rey Pope Pius XI established the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe in 1925 with his encyclical Quas Primas. The encyclical describes the nature and extent of Christ’s Kingship and how the Church should ever uphold the ultimate rule of Our Lord in the public sphere, especially in the

What do you see? The process of education should not be called a process.  It is too organic for that.  This is easier to grasp if you know that what I mean by education is coming to the truth of things that we “know” in such a way that it becomes interconnected and almost intuitive

the good you seek, even in the bad All men seek the good, or so they think. St Thomas Aquinas refrains from defining “good” because it is so well known it doesn’t need a definition. He does say good is an analogical term, it has many meanings and they are used analogously. The two ways

finish the job given to you Decades ago, young school age boys had the opportunity to carry a newspaper route in the neighborhoods, on foot, in many areas twice a day and once on Sunday – and be responsible for collecting money from customers once every week and paying for the cost of the papers

more hate can mean more endurance One of the great errors of today’s sloganeering society is the demand we choose love or hate.  Hate is when you don’t accept a person as they are, or something.  Love is when you let the person by who they are, or something. But love and hate are –