Category: COMMENTARY

The Hypocrisy of Progressive Europe

For progressives, ‘liberalism’ now means ‘the compelled acceptance and legal implementation of LGBT ideology.’ To oppose it, conversely, is thus ‘illiberalism.’

The Religion of World War Two

Moral vanity is the sin into which we can all too easily fall when our ethical model becomes one of fleeing evil, not imitating goodness.

Hungary Is Living the Feminist Dream—the West Refuses To Admit it

Hungary Is Living the Feminist Dream—the West Refuses To Admit it

Where the Dutch government looks at a young woman and sees a taxpayer it cannot afford to lose, the Orbán government looks at her and sees a mother it wants to support.

April 8, 2026
The Slow Death of the National Trust

The Slow Death of the National Trust

Another beloved British institution has succumbed to the cult of self-loathing.

April 7, 2026
Why Ukraine Cannot Become Part of the EU

Why Ukraine Cannot Become Part of the EU

Full membership cannot be granted as a political gesture, lest the Union risk falling apart.

April 6, 2026
Pope Leo To Visit Algeria Amidst Increasing Christian Persecution

Pope Leo To Visit Algeria Amidst Increasing Christian Persecution

Over the past three years, state pressure on Christians in Algeria has intensified to levels unseen in decades, Open Doors said.

April 6, 2026
The Columbus Statue at the White House Is Far More Than a Piece of Marble

The Columbus Statue at the White House Is Far More Than a Piece of Marble

The statue is a daily reminder that we are in the midst of a reconquest—in the United States, and, of course, in Europe.

April 5, 2026
Discovering Chartreuse Elixir: A Very Spiritual Spirit

Discovering Chartreuse Elixir: A Very Spiritual Spirit

There is something rather mysterious about the aura surrounding this green bottle, crafted in silence by the monks.

April 4, 2026
First Mover, Last Forgiven: What the Cato Institute Gets Wrong on Hungary

First Mover, Last Forgiven: What the Cato Institute Gets Wrong on Hungary

Budapest’s real offence was not what it did, but that it did it first and said so loudly.

April 3, 2026
The Tradition of the Cristo de Mena

The Tradition of the Cristo de Mena

The Cristo de Mena, after being beaten by the mob, was burned along with other religious images; only part of one leg and one foot of the Christ were spared.

April 3, 2026
The Tomb Will Be Empty

The Tomb Will Be Empty

When we look at our struggles, our anxieties, and our loneliness, we must remember that Christ has already descended into that darkness.

On the Necessity of Jesus Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection

On the Necessity of Jesus Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection

If the end desired by God was the redemption of man in such a way as to bring man into full union with Himself—that is, to make us saints in loving union with Him—then there could have been no other way.

April 3, 2026
Romania’s Election Was a Preview, but Hungary Is the Real Battle

Romania’s Election Was a Preview, but Hungary Is the Real Battle

This is no longer just about one country. It is about whether the European Union can tolerate a nation that insists on putting itself first. And whether citizens are still allowed to choose that path.

April 2, 2026
Germany’s Protestant Church and the Seeds of a Religious Backlash

Germany’s Protestant Church and the Seeds of a Religious Backlash

Because it is the religious Right that has been the most unapologetic defender of classical Christian values, church leaders now find it difficult to articulate those values at all.