SSPX Excommunication Fallout, Vatican Reopens Marriage Debate & Synodal Chaos
July 11, 2026
Foolproof against Nothingness
Surrendering our daily work to God rescues our fleeting existence from nothingness and ensures nothing we do is ever truly lost.
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
Hard Lessons from a Priest Who Stayed in Gaza
Christian charity requires rigorous moral clarity and critical truth-telling, not polite platitudes that only obscure the real root causes of suffering.
The Anthropological Unity of Magnifica Humanitas
Is the human person more than just a cog in somebody's grand design?
The TLM and the Four Last Things
The assumption of universal salvation has diluted the dramatic reality of Christian life, the purpose of missionary work, and the profound need to pray for the dead.
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.
The Most Holy Trinity (CCC 232-237) – Ep. 6
July 13, 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.
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St. Augustine’s Confessions
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