A Reflection on Patriotism, Community, and Love
Patriotism blossoms within the boundaries of our everyday life.
A Reflection on Patriotism, Community, and Love
Patriotism blossoms within the boundaries of our everyday life.
One Nation
Embracing the reality of our diversity and our common inheritance is essential to restoring true national unity.
Prudential Judgment and Just War
The Church’s teaching on prudence calls political leaders to a higher moral standard.
Lighting Candles
Through the quiet witness of her faith, Winnebago County board member Mary Ann Aiello showed how Catholic devotion can become public courage.
Let’s Start Our Journey Together
Join me on The Countermarch.
Power to the People!
Republicanism, federalism, decentralism, distributism, agrarianism, subsidiarity — the fundamental insight of these political theories is that the only way to confine politics to its proper sphere so that true culture and morality can flourish is to prevent the inordinate concentration of power.
Taking Back the Culture
There are no political solutions to cultural problems. True restoration requires reclaiming the institutions of everyday life — family, church, and local community — from the all-encompassing reach of the revolutionary state.
Our Corner of the Vineyard
Cultural renewal cannot be achieved through national politics but requires a return to the principle of subsidiarity, in which authority flows outward from the family and local community rather than downward from the state.