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A recent edition of The Spectator carried an article by Dan Hitchens in which he quoted the Cambridge historian Richard Rex as saying that there have been three great crises in the history of the Church. The first was over the nature of God (all those fights about Christology in the early Church), the second over the nature of the Church herself (all those Protestant splits during the sixteenth century) and now, a battle over the nature of man (all those fights about what we may or may not do with our bodies). This “nails it”, as it were, but beneath the crisis over the nature of man there is a crisis over the nature of Catholic theology. At this moment in the life of the Church divisions over fundamental theological issues are tearing communities apart. One of the reasons why Benedict XVI...

Everyone loves a good inside joke.   But there aren’t that many creators that cater specifically to the sometimes silly workings of Catholic internet culture. Enter Laura Horn — a mom and wife to Catholic Answers apologist Trent Horn — whose YouTube channel pokes good-natured fun at Catholicism in the digital age. Have you ever noticed that Catholic podcasters all fall into only a few categories? Or wondered how Christian apologists would play football together? Have you ever known anyone (or you yourself) who has gotten really  into G.K Chesterton? Laura Horn has, and she explores these and many other topics in her laugh-out-loud skits on her YouTube channel, “Too Far With Laura Horn.”  There’s a lot to laugh at or cry about, depending on your view, when you’re an onli...

The Blessed Sacrament is just one of many reasons why I entered the Church. On May 20, I took part in a Eucharistic procession that made its way through Washington, D.C., carrying the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ to the White House and other centers of power in our nation’s capital. At each stop, local priests — including Father Charles Trullols of the Catholic Information Center (CIC) and Msgr. Charles Pope — led a kneeling crowd in prayer for our country, our leaders and other intentions. This was a new experience for me. As a recent convert to the Catholic Church, the idea that “the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ … is truly, really, and substantially contained” (CCC 1374) was nearly impossible for me to grasp at first. But the fact is tha...

The presidential race is just starting to heat up. While it may still be early, candidates are popping up every few days and announcing their intention to seek the Republican nomination in 2024. Among those seeking to dislodge the early favorite — polling shows that to be former President Donald Trump — is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. This is the same man who has become something of a conservative darling in recent years for relentlessly going after “woke” ideology. His battle with Disney is an example of a culture war fight DeSantis hasn’t been afraid to address in recent years. DeSantis has been criticized for many things, from whether his wife Casey is “a problem” to confusion over the pronunciation of his last name. As the past weeks have shown, DeSantis’ foray into national politics has...

Architecture By Daily Passport Team Read time: 0 minutes Relatively speaking, the United States is a spring chicken — a downright young country compared to nations in Europe, Asia, and worldwide. Still, while the U.S. thus lacks truly ancient landmarks tourists can check out elsewhere, it does boast surprisingly old structures to visit now. Here, then, are eight of the country’s oldest buildings. Can you guess which state has four of them? Wren Building – Williamsburg, Virginia Credit: Imagesbybarbara/ iStock On the campus of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, sits the oldest college building in the country. Constructed between 1695 and 1700, the Sir Christopher Wren Building predates even the town of Williamsburg itself. And it is where America’s second-oldest...