Taking Action for Family Values and a Christian Civilization
The coronavirus crisis is turning our lives upside down. The shutdown’s economic impact will be extremely severe. However, we should hope for a profound religious turnaround as we struggle to find meaning in the events around us. Much of the media seeks to reduce the crisis to natural causes. Its apocalyptic character, though, thrusts us […]
Three Themes Needed to Recover from the Coronavirus Crisis Read More »
We are living in surreal times in which everything is upside down. As society is opening up from the coronavirus lockdown, perhaps a metaphor best explains what we have gone through. For the last three months, we have been living as if the whole nation is locked up in one huge leprosarium. The constant fear
Why the World Must Reject the Coronavirus Lockdown Model. It Doesn’t Work! Read More »
As the debate rages over stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic, most conservative opposition has focused on the damage to the economy, excessive government surveillance, or the massive increase in government debt. These are very valid and important concerns. But the coronavirus’s most enduring damage will not be a lower GDP, higher debt, or
How the Coronavirus Shutdown Favours Green “De-Development” Read More »
The Catholic Concept of the Common Good Is the Antidote to the Pandemic’s Ideological Manipulation The world now faces a turning point in history that will define generations to come. In addition to the suffering and death toll, the coronavirus pandemic might trigger the greatest changes that humanity has faced in Christianity’s two
Warning! A Virus Threatens The Future of The West and Christian Civilization Read More »
The Church has had some difficulty interpreting the pandemic crisis from a theological viewpoint. This is because contemporary theology has replaced the traditional conception of God’s Creation, according to which He created everything out of nothing and produced a whole collection of things mysteriously ordered for salvation. Contemporary theology no longer accepts this vision of
Coronavirus and the “Changed” Theology on Creation Read More »
A trillion dollars used to be a lot of money. In the past, most people never even thought in these terms since it seemed so far from reality. A trillion was like a gazillion. Few knew how many zeros were involved. However, times have changed. Our economy has expanded, and the value of goods and
Government Can’t Keep Acting Like Money Grows on Trees Read More »
The Coronavirus is not the first epidemic to strike the world. Yet as churches are closed and the sacraments are difficult to find, the question arises: How did the Church and the saints deal with plagues in the past? In the golden pages of history, we find a holy bishop who faced a virus more
How Saint Charles Borromeo Fought the Deadly Virus in Milan Read More »
Anyone who thinks that the coronavirus crisis represented a truce in the raging culture war is very mistaken. The war is only going to accelerate. Likewise, anyone who thinks there is a need to construct complex conspiracy theories to explain what is happening is also mistaken. “Progressive” thinkers clearly state how they conceive the post-corona
Who Needs Conspiracy Theories When Progressives Openly Describe the Post-Corona World? Read More »
Capitalizing on a crisis to expand authority is not a new phenomenon. Good emergency policies need to be implemented for the sake of the common good. However, these measures can get out of hand and lead to encroachment on personal liberties and rights. All too often, temporary emergency measures become permanent. Overreaching policies can extinguish
How Senseless Policies Make America Look like Wuhan, China Read More »
In the face of the coronavirus crisis that is paralysing the nation, South Africa needs policies in place to lead the country back to health. Perhaps the first policy should be that the media should not be policymakers. With this fundamental measure in place, the rest would certainly be much easier. A case in point
Why We Need Wisdom not Panic in the Coronavirus Fight Read More »