A World Without God: The Ideological Basis of H.G. Wells’s Crux Ansata
H.G. Wells’s *Crux Ansata: An Indictment of the Roman Catholic Church*, published amid the tumult of 1943, is far more than a historical critique. It must be read as an ideological manifesto — the logical and necessary consequence of Wells’s lifelong project: the vision of a man-made world, ordered by science and a secular world-state.…
The Ordering of the Will: The True Answer to Satan
In spiritual direction and in popular Christian culture, the fight against addiction — particularly to pornography — is often framed in the language of war. We must “do battle,” “resist the devil,” and “win the victory.” This metaphor, however well-meant, is not only theologically imprecise; for many it is a recipe for exhaustion and despair.
“As Long as It Feels Good”
We live in an age obsessed with feeling. “As long as it feels good” is the adage that, like an invisible hand, guides our action. It is the ultimate justification for choices in relationships, career, and even morality. This cult of feeling promises us a state of well-being, a kind of inner harmony said to…
Truth: A Catholic Perspective on a Forgotten Concept
In an age beset by “fake news,” propaganda, and a pervasive sense of disorientation, the question “what is truth?” is no longer an abstract philosophical exercise. It has become an existential cry for help. We live in a world that is technologically and organizationally more advanced than ever, yet morally adrift — even anarchic.
The Great Illusion of Psychology
In the pantheon of modernity, few figures have stamped our self-image as deeply as Sigmund Freud. His psychological trinity — Id, Ego, and Superego — is more than a clinical model; it has become the unofficial catechism of a modern man who has abandoned God. It is time for an autopsy: a dissection of this…
The Cosmic Order and the Restlessness of the Modern Soul
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” With these words opens not only the book of Genesis but also the Catholic Creed. It is a foundational truth of our faith: all that exists, the visible and the invisible, has been created by God out of nothing. This creation is no chaotic explosion,…
A Case Against the Prosperity Gospel of Andrew Wommack
In a world full of uncertainty, sickness, and suffering, the promise of a life free of pain and full of prosperity is undeniably attractive. It is this promise that lies at the core of the prosperity gospel preached by figures such as Andrew Wommack. Yet, however attractively presented, this teaching is a fundamentally arrogant, theologically…
A Sermon Against the Lies of Power: Chrysostom’s “On the Statues”
What happens when the most powerful man in the world — the emperor — turns his wrath upon your city? When fear stalks the streets, and the threat of bodily harm is no idle word but a real possibility? In such a moment of crisis the truth seems a luxury, and the lie a shield.…
Augustine: “Against Lying” (Contra Mendacium)
A little white lie, a “necessary” untruth to ward off a greater evil. Is it permitted? Augustine of Hippo gives an uncompromising answer: no. In his sharp treatise *Against Lying* (*Contra Mendacium*) he addresses those who suppose that lying is permissible — for instance, to unmask heretics. He argues with great fire that every lie,…
Augustine: “On Lying”
Here we offer a translation of Augustine’s *De Mendacio* — “On Lying.” The rendering aims to remain as literal and full as possible, so as to preserve the style and depth of Augustine’s reasoning. The question of the lie is a great one, and the saint shows, with patient and rigorous argument, why falsehood may…
In Veritatem
A search for truth
