The War of the Antichrist with the Church and Christian Civilization

A book endorsed by Pope Leo XIII The War of the Antichrist with the Church and Christian Civilization by Monsignor George F. Dillon, DD Catholics have always known that Satan wages a constant war against the Church. But the past three centuries have witnessed a far more radical onslaught than ever before, leading to a…

A Defense for the Intellectual Life

Adam and David make a defense for the intellectual life. An intellectual life: Why be an intellectual? What are the enemies of knowledge? Virtue proper to the intellectual life How to develop an intellectual life The order of the mind must correspond to the order of things. Reality rises to the divine. Not too late…

Angelic Virtues and Demonic Vices

Angelic Virtues and Demonic Vices: Aquinas’s Practical Principles for Reaching Heaven and Avoiding Hell Are we truly striving for heaven or merely avoiding hell? The human heart’s greatest longing is to see God as He is. And yet, many people simply want to escape hell’s pain, or even worse, they follow our disordered fallen nature…

The Spirit of Watchfulness

This article was originally published by The Alcuin Institute for Catholic Culture “Where did that thought come from?” Have you ever experienced an intrusive thought, seemingly out of nowhere, and embarrassingly realized how evil it was? Or, after clenching your fists and grinding your teeth for five minutes, have you realized you had been internally…

Hallmarks of Fraternal Correction

What are the hallmarks of fraternal correction? When should we do it? In what way should we do it? Three hallmarks of fraternal correction: Privately Charitably Rarely Are we required to do it? What if you fear the correction will make it worse? Not too late to join Exodus 9o Holy Week Support Us on…