Bad Catholic Signals

I get into the real reason so many Catholics are drifting toward the TLM, toward radical traditionalism, or away from the faith altogether.

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It’s not the message. It’s the signaling. When bishops, priests, and commentators speak with hesitation — “well, what we believe as Catholics…” — the world hears timidity. And people don’t follow timidity. They follow whoever signals truth with clarity and confidence, even when what they’re signaling is a lie.

I cover the early Church evidence for invoking the saints, the strange story behind the BDSM booth at Germany’s Catholic Congress, the mistake both the left and the right make with the Catechism, the truth about the death penalty “change,” and why Bishop Barron’s approach to evangelization deserves a fair hearing. I close with practical counsel for building a rich Catholic life beyond the Mass — especially for anyone who feels lukewarm, unworthy, or spiritually stuck.