Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, June 10, 2026

The Great If: Being Prophet Pilled (The Paradox Press): “Chesterton’s moral edge is found in his observations about the problems in our civilization. ‘Civilization has run on ahead of the soul of man,” he wrote in 1902, “and is producing faster than he can think and give thanks.”‘

German youth body keeps More as patron, despite ‘polemical’ opposition to Reformation (The Pillar): “A German Catholic youth organization has voted to retain St. Thomas More as its patron after a two-year review of his suitability.”

Pelvic Theology, Pelvic Justice (First Things): “In a recent New York Times guest essay, Catholic writer David Gibson praised Pope Leo for moving his church away from “pelvic theology.”

Why Pope Leo did not declare war against AI (Imago Project): “Catholic realism, explains Ross Douthat, calls us to deal creatively with AI’s complexities”

Cardinal fires D.C. exorcist who said UFOs are mostly demons in disguise (The Washington Times): “Cardinal Robert McElroy has removed Stephen Rossetti as the Archdiocese of Washington’s exorcist after the monsignor posted a viral video theorizing that most UFOs that people see are demons in disguise.”

The Stories Are True (Dappled Things): “The Wingfeather Saga has a deep respect for the power of song, story, and art, first seen in the song of the mysterious sea dragons whose song gave listeners a feeling ‘like homesickness’ even when one had never left home.”

Iraq’s New Christian Patriarch Inherits a Vanishing Flock (Providence): “Before 2003, an estimated 1.5 million Christians called Iraq home. Today, fewer than 150,000 remain.”

Sheen Beatification Calls Catholics Back to the Eucharist (The Catholic Thing): “Sheen’s love for the Eucharist and promotion of the Real Presence should compel all Catholics to similarly prioritize God in our daily lives.”

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