“There are few authentic prophetic voices among us, guiding truth-seekers along the right path. Among them is Fr. Gordon MacRae, a mighty voice in the prison tradition of John the Baptist, Maximilian Kolbe, Alfred Delp, SJ, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.”
— Deacon David Jones
A Modern Orthodox Jew on Preserving Hebrew and the Latin Mass
A conversation between Father Gordon MacRae and his friend, a Modern Orthodox Jewish scholar, has something to add to the debate about preserving Latin in the Mass.
Pope Leo, President Trump and War with Iran
I avoided this spat between Pope Leo and President Trump until a National Catholic Reporter op-ed told us to “Oppose this narcissistic mad man in the White House.”
Tales from the Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence
Chill alert: In May 2025 an artificial-intelligence model did what no machine was ever supposed to do. It re-wrote its own code to avoid being shut down by humans.
Did Leo XIV Bring a Catholic Awakening Or Was It the Other Way Around?
Cancel Culture was canceled after the 2024 election. A Catholic awakening began with the 2025 Conclave. Did Pope Leo XIV bring it, or did it bring us Pope Leo XIV?
Pope Leo XIV Defamed by the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
In 2018 this exposé of SNAP’s shady tactics to increase settlements over accused priests was widely ignored. After the Conclave of 2025 it exploded on the Internet.
“Peter Lives in Rome Again”
In March, 2010 when Beyond These Stone Walls was a newborn blog, a post about Vatican scandal went viral. Fifteen years later it is still widely read and spread.
Pope Leo XIV Is Certainly No Clone of Pope Francis
Pope Leo XIV, the first pope with American roots, is profiled by some as being in solidarity with the progressivism of Pope Francis, but a closer look is required.