International

‘Truth and Treason’ and the Power of Standing up to One’s Own 0
- Featured, Culture, Entertainment, History, International, Politics, Western Civilization
- October 28, 2025
It’s never easy to admit when you’re wrong – especially when it means standing up to your own people. In the opening scenes of “Truth & Treason,” we see a young Helmuth Hübener craft his “patriotic statement.” It’s 1941, in Hamburg, Germany, and Hübener’s statement is the 16-year-old’s final task to obtain an internship at
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The Canary in the Coal Mine of Culture 2
- Culture, Featured, History, International, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Western Civilization
- October 28, 2025
This past month has made me aware that the anti-Zionism and the anti-Semitic bigotry that have infected our news media and college campuses have trickled down into my own community. In one conversation, for instance, a good friend and fellow Catholic almost 50 years younger than I, stunned me with revelations about some of her
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Is Christian Renaissance About to Come From an Unexpected Source?37
- Culture, Featured, International, Religion, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- October 6, 2025
The Christian civilization of Europe is a dying ember, a ghost of its glorious past. The decline in religiosity, the growth of secularism, and the collapse of traditional Western values all attest to this fact. Walking down the streets of Europe, one hears mostly the echoes of a Christian civilization slowly fading into memory. There’s
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4 Lessons Americans Must Learn From Italian Culture 18
- Culture, Family, Featured, International, Uncategorized
- September 22, 2025
Beauty and history flooded over me like the sunlight as I strolled through the slim, winding streets of a Tuscan town. I was submerged in an environment rich with sensory delight – from the medieval and Renaissance architecture rising on all sides, to the lilting sound of a street musician’s accordion, to the smell of
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Why We’re All a Lot Richer Than We Realize 19
- Economics, Featured, International, Uncategorized
- July 15, 2025
I welcome the long weekend that comes with Independence Day at the beginning of each July. This year, I relished a slow day with my family and experienced the joys of a summer cookout. Beyond decorations and outfit choices, nothing in my celebration was particularly patriotic, and I gave only a small amount of time
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Countless Christians Around the World Are Persecuted and Forgotten 1
- International, Religion
- October 30, 2024
One out of every seven Christians experiences persecution, according to Pope Francis. And in many countries violence, discrimination and other human rights abuses are increasing. In a report released last week by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2022-24, the Catholic charity claims that Christian persecution
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