Who Controls AI? Pope Leo’s First Encyclical
May 26, 2026
Books in Stone
Generations before us did not “build better than they knew.” They built what they knew, while we build worse than we know.
Posse
In the Public Square
- Fr. Gerald Murray on the ‘Emergency In The Church’: Catholic Leaders Decry Vatican Report That Pushes Homosexuality
- AI and the Miracle that Makes Us Human | Francis X. Maier
- Pope Leo and the Augustinian Tradition with Robert Royal beginning May 27
- The Dark Side of the Sexual Revolution | Mary Eberstadt
- Robert Royal on Martyrs of the New Millenium | EWTN Live with Fr. Mitch
The Catholic Thing
On Recovering the Christian Man
“Toxic masculinity” isn’t fixed by effeminizing young males. Thus, the shortage of good, unselfish men of virtue, trained to provide and protect.
Against ‘Minor Attracted Persons’
A new term, abbreviated MAP, seeks to normalize pedophilia by wedging it into the panoply of LGBTQ, etc. But, honestly, enough is enough!
Markets, Mercy, and True Prudence
The Church speaks authoritatively on moral principles, but economic policy is a matter of prudence, evidence, and reason.
Reading the Catechism
with Fr. Gerald Murray
Fr. Gerald E. Murray begins a new series on the Catechism of the Catholic Church with the Faith & Reason Institute. Be sure to subscribe to receive notice each time a new video is released.
What is the plan of God for man? – Ep. 1
May 19, 2026
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Trace the thought and influence of St. Augustine in the Catholic Tradition with a special focus on how his legacy has shaped and inspired our new pope, Leo XIV.
Calming the Storm
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St. Augustine’s Confessions
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