Friends, as the great St. Augustine put it, “He lies in a manger, but He holds the world.” What a time to reflect on the vulnerability of the infant God and the strength that has resulted throughout Christendom, from Constantine to Trump. In his weakness, let us be strong!

Why wait until Holy Thursday for the washing of the feet? I believe a bishop should practice such humility weekly, if not daily, which is why I’ve flown in these twelve young men from Brazil.

Friends, I have always felt a mysterious attraction to the films of Quentin Tarantino. Despite their arch tone, somehow they give me a foothold in this fallen world. They heal my soul.

Yes, abortion rates may have increased since Dobbs and yes, the new guidance on vaccines may kill thousands of children, but to my mind it’s worth it because some of the kids who survive will see, if not read, the Ten Commandments in their classrooms

Many are upset by the President’s response to the fatal stabbing of director Rob Reiner, but it’s precisely our great Leader’s raw honesty that I find endearing. Have you read St. Jerome? Have you read the great prophets of the Old Testament?

Friends, if you are more concerned about Christ in a crèche than Christ in the least of these, more pained by a missing plastic doll than a missing infant in custody, then you’ve properly grasped the primacy of Beauty over “social justice”

Friends, Wake Up Dead Man depicts a heroic priest fighting the calcified complacency of “beige” Catholicism. I only wish he (Monsignor Wicks) had been more erudite and subtle.

What a beautiful testament to the burning love of Jesus!

If you like the Trump Gold Card just wait till you see the Word on Fire Frankincense and Myrrh!

The Immaculate Conception means that Mary, by a kind of preemptive strike, was delivered by Christ’s grace from original sin. Like a beautiful missile hurled into the Caribbean, grace kept at bay that original narco-terrorist, Satan.

Friends, I am frankly appalled by this divisive display at a Boston parish. The purpose of a Nativity scene is to honor the birth of our Lord, who, cherishing the customs and traditions of his forbears, consistently reverenced religious and civil authority.

I was so moved yesterday to see the White House invoke Our Lady of Guadalupe. Through her intercession, may God cast the mighty illegals from their thrones of free healthcare.

Friends, even the great Thomas Aquinas didn’t quite nail the moment of Incarnation. It’s obvious what ChatGPT meant when it composed this moving memo.

All this phony piety surrounding the Eucharist in detention centers—give me a break. Where were these people during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics?

The great English poet John Donne wrote famously, “Batter my heart, three-person'd God,” and the sonnet concludes: I never shall be chaste “except you ravish me.” When we roll back protections against the rape of trans people in prison, it’s with a view to their repentance!

Should I, a Minnesota bishop with sway at the White House and a vast online platform, speak up for the Somali population? Friends, humility means realizing I can’t solve every problem or speak to every issue. So today I’d like to discuss antisemitism in Gaza

Friends, I so appreciate that the leader of the Free World is a statesman who conducts himself with dignity. President Trump is so peaceful this Advent season, so prayerful, that half the time you might mistake him for being asleep.

Advent is all about waiting. Waiting for Jesus, waiting for justice, waiting for healthcare, food. Waiting for a trial. Waiting at my table. I’ll have the steak, medium rare

Woe, friends, to the hypocrites who focus on the minutia of the law, such as “conditions” inside detention centers, and neglect the weightier matters, like the difference between nature and supernature

Innocent people are being terrorized! Children are being torn from their parents! These are Christians! Far away! In Nigeria! Just imagine if that happened here! We would be rioting in the streets! I know I would

The triceps is three heads, one muscle—a moving image of the Trinity. This is why, on arm day, I do 3 sets of 7 reps of skull crushers

Real diversity isn’t about race or gender, but ideas. Picture a rich array of everything from neo-Scholastic Thomists to existential Thomists, from transcendental Thomists to Lublin Thomists

Do I hope hell is empty? Sure. Am I certain it is? No. Do I expect it is? No. Do I think it probably is? Also no. Do I wish to God I’d never made this stuff part of my public image so I wouldn’t have to deal with all the rancor from an increasingly trad audience I myself have attracted? Absolutely.

It can be difficult for Americans to celebrate Christ the King, as we have never had anything like a king in our great nation. What we have instead is a President who simply commands the military, controls the budget, guides speech, and threatens to execute opponents who promote the rule of law

As the great Qoheleth reminds us, there is a time for everything. Our task is to identify what’s needed now. This is why it’s so important, in the United States in 2025, to fight socialism.

One of my favorite films, A Man for All Seasons, depicts the martyrdom of St. Thomas More, who chose his conscience over the bullying of a king. How could this possibly apply to us? Well, friends, Charlie Kirk risked his life denouncing another “king” (MLK)

I was hungry and you liked my Tweet; I was thirsty and you subscribed.

In our polarized society, everything is politicized. What ever happened to the quaint old prayers of our grandmothers, like the Magnificat?

Christianity, far from opposing modern science, is the soil from which it sprouted. In fact, science has been so successful in the West that we don’t really need to fund it anymore

At such a crisis point in history it’s important we set aside petty differences, such as whether someone raped children, and focus on what matters: making trans kids hate themselves

Friends, the Trump administration takes aesthetics seriously. Look around! We are seeing the influence of the great Florentine poet Dante Alighieri, particularly the first part of his Divine Comedy

To paraphrase the great St. Augustine: without justice, what is an empire but a gang of thieves? This is why I commend Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice, who maintain such vigilant objectivity and integrity.

As a Catholic bishop, I would urge radical transparency in anything related to the sexual abuse of minors. Fortunately, Trump did nothing like that. Let’s focus instead on the decline of modernity starting with Duns Scotus

Friends, I would be President of the USCCB—heck, I’d be Pope—if these voluntary celibates could only see the world more like the incels

Friends, join me on a European tour called the Via Pulchritudinis (“Way of Beauty”) where we’ll imbibe the glory of architectural marvels from the Foro Mussolini to Franco’s Arco de la Victoria!

Friends, I am proud to be criticized both from the right and the left, both by those who want to exterminate the homeless and those who want everyone to have healthcare

The Church has a preferential option for the poor—but who are the poor? Might they be a President with low approval ratings? Might they be the aspiring trillionaire getting wrecked by Joyce Carol Oates on their own website?

Friends, the farmers and rural folks of my diocese of Winona-Rochester are thriving under the tariffs and trade wars. At least, I think they are—I’m usually traveling.

If I know Jesus, he would rather be worshiped in a gorgeous cathedral than paraded in a desolate place among criminals

Congrats to the great Matt Fradd for turning St. Thomas Aquinas into a product worthy of the Daily Wire!

Friends, I am appalled by the notion that X is a “Nazi p*rn” app. It is simply a neutral tool of the New Evangelization, spreading the gospel through dewy-eyed AI girlfriends and the great modern-day apostle, Grok

To the ministers and people of faith being shot in the face with pepper balls and denied the freedom to pray outside ICE facilities, I would point to the Sermon on the Mount. Not the part about being persecuted, but the part about praying in your closet. Have you tried it?

What a rich experience it was to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial service in Phoenix, Arizona. I was moved to hear so many government officials honoring Jesus with their lips

Friends, civil discourse—something basic to our civilization—is in danger of being lost. Recently, I spoke with Fox News to discuss this dangerous trend.

Friends, in light of the estimate that shutting down USAID has resulted in 600,000 deaths and counting, I’d like to discuss St. Thomas Aquinas’s distinction between moral obligation and supererogation

I can think of another leader who had difficulty speaking—and he led God’s people out of Egypt.

I don’t blame “women in the workplace” for the sexual misconduct that was alleged at Word on Fire. I blame the sexual revolution as a whole

Jesus takes the side of the poor, of Lazarus, over against Dives. But politically, discerning the side of “Dives” is difficult and requires prudence

I did not criticize the administration. Please don’t put in the newspaper that I criticized the administration.

Friends, at the height of the recent conflict in Gaza, I published an article taking a firm stand against genocide. Specifically, I decried college students who I’m pretty sure were calling for the genocide of Israelis