Catholic Culture

Are Human Embryos Human Beings?

By Robert P. George, National Review, March 18, 2024 Whether human embryos are human beings is a question resolved by human embryology and developrnental biology. Among the constants in hurnan history is this: When people want to justify killing, enslaving, or otherwise abusing a class... read more

Saban’s Enduring Influence at the Alabama Catholic Center

Where Coach Goes After the Game: How the legendary football coach has played a critical role in helping the university’s faith community grow. Faith and football: showing their school spirit (photo: Bama Catholic) By Jack Figge, National Catholic Reporter, March 2, 2024 TUSCALOOSA, Ala.... read more

Prayer, Fasting, and That Other One

By Jacob Imam, Imaginative Conservative, February 23rd, 2024 By an act of almsgiving, we remedy an unjust distribution of the gift of the whole earth; we remedy, for our neighbor, what disobedience to God’s plan has wrought. Almsgiving is fitting for the forgiveness of sin because it uses... read more

Church Militant to shut down following $500,000 defamation lawsuit brought by priest

By Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency, March 2, 2024 Church Militant, the controversial Catholic media outlet that has for years maintained a reputation for combative and antagonistic coverage of Catholic figures and issues, will cease operations next month following a $500,000 defamation... read more

Alabama House passes bill protecting IVF

By Peter Pinedo, Catholic News Agency, February 29, 2024 The Alabama House overwhelmingly approved a bill on Thursday that grants immunity to in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers in cases of death or injury to unborn babies during the IVF process.  The Republican-majority House... read more

In mourning, actor Gary Sinise extols his son’s musical legacy, love of the Catholic faith

By Diego Lopez Marina/ Ctholic News Agency/ACI Prensa Staff, February 29, 2024 Gary Sinise, the Catholic actor who played Lt. Dan in the 1994 movie “Forrest Gump,” announced the death of his 33-year-old son Mac, the victim of a rare form of cancer. Sinise, also known for his starring... read more

Update: NY archdiocese arts center cancels ‘kinky’ sex workshops

The Pillar, February 28, 2024   Update, 2/28, 12pm: Subsequent to the publication of this report, the Archdiocese of New York told The Pillar that the “Improv for Kinky People” workshops had been canceled before The Pillar’s report was published. “The group... read more

Catholic ethicists decry lax ‘brain-death’ standards [Exclusive]

Catholic Culture/ Catholic World News, February 27, 2024 Current medical criteria for diagnosing “brain death” are woefully inadequate, and more than half of organ donors who have been declared “brain dead” are still alive. These are the conclusions of a group of 151 Catholic doctors,... read more

The False Christ of “The Chosen”

Just when we thought we had blessedly stamped out the cartoon, CCD “Jesus,” a newer, slicker incarnation of this caricature has seeped back into the Catholic Church in the form of "The Chosen." By Leila Miller, Crisis Magazine, February 20, 2024 My generation first met the... read more

Chastity in Dating: Not Just ‘No Sex’

It's the perennial question: 'How far is too far?' By Rachel Hoover Canto, Catholic Answers, February 20, 2024 If you’re Catholic, you probably know that Church teaching forbids sex with anyone besides your spouse. The Catechism (CCC) says, “Fornication [sex between two... read more

What Makes Poland So Special?

Fearless and courageous loyalty to Christ and his Church has made Poland the heroic heart of Europe. By Joseph Pearce, National Catholic Register, January 23, 2024 [On December 8, 2017 Joseph Pearce was the featured speaker at our Catholic Citizens of Illinois Monthly Forum Luncheon ,... read more

The Satanic Virtues