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2020-07-01T10:42:00.001-04:00

Sign Here to Save Our Beloved Statue of St. Louis

Why the New Joker Film Is No Laughing Matter

2019-10-15T16:26:00.000-04:00

By John Horvat II The new film, Joker, is much more than a simple film. The intensely violent and bloody blockbuster is a statement about what has gone wrong with our society. It is yet another symptom of a culture that has lost its way. Some films inspire people to do great things. Others contain beauty and moral meaning. Joker is made to horrify. It proposes an anti-hero

This Is Why Woodstock 50 Was Just Canceled

2019-08-13T16:26:00.000-04:00

By John Horvat II This Is Why Woodstock 50 Was Just Canceled Of the rock festivals of the sixties, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was by far the most famous. Held on a 600-acre dairy farm near Bethel, N.Y. on August 15–17, 1969, the festival is the iconic representation of the drug-addled culture and sexual revolution that upended American life. This August marks the fiftieth

Is the Popular Video Game Fortnite Sinful?

2019-05-30T14:48:00.000-04:00

by John Horvat II The video game, Fortnite Battle Royale, is disrupting many a household: Parents tell horror stories of young sons who play it non-stop and suddenly turn violent toward those who oppose their playing. For those unfamiliar with Fortnite, it is an immensely popular fast-paced video game which was released in the summer of 2017. It has since gathered a

Why the Restoration of Notre Dame Seems Doomed to Fail

2019-04-23T16:52:00.003-04:00

By John Horvat II Many plans are circulating for the restoration of Notre Dame after the tragic and highly symbolic fire that shocked the world. Technicians are getting ready to engage in this challenging project. Well over a billion dollars has been raised — almost effortlessly. French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild an even more beautiful church in five years.

The Only Divorce-Free City in the World

2019-03-21T14:18:00.000-04:00

By Plinio Maria Solimeo The family is one of the institutions most affected by the crisis in our decadent times. Religious and moral sentiments have practically disappeared as if torn to bits. The divorces rate is overwhelming — an estimated 50% of marriages fall apart. Added to this, there are illicit unions, which are common and seemingly without consequences. That is why it does so

This Is the Danger of Not Taking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Seriously

2019-02-27T14:21:00.000-05:00

By John Horvat II The left’s new darling is Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (“AOC”). The 29-year-old congresswoman from New York catapulted into the political scene in November as the face of a new “democratic” socialism. The media hang on to her every word and fawn over every gesture. Her “New Green Deal” is the talk of the nation. Conservatives take note of and ridicule her antics,

Why Catholic Millennials Need These Four Urgent Life Skills

2019-01-29T17:41:00.003-05:00

By John Horvat II Many complain that young people are not getting the basic life skills so needed to survive in the world. Parents and schools no longer teach skills like cooking, laundry, budgeting, or car repair as in times past. At the same time, our culture encourages young people to extend their adolescence well into their twenties. They postpone future responsibilities

Martyr in St. Louis: This is a Glorious Way to Die

2018-12-17T15:09:00.000-05:00

by: Norman Fulkerson Monday, November 19, 2018, might have seemed like a normal day for Jamie Schmidt. Little did she know when she entered Catholic Supply, a religious goods store in suburban St. Louis, Missouri, that this ordinary day would be her last. Nor did her family ever dream her life would come to a heroic end with her being compared to Saint Maria Goretti.