Light over the Scaffold and Cell 18: The Redemption of Jacques Fesch — A Catholic Moral Narrative
2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Few modern Catholic testimonies illustrate the transformative power of divine grace more vividly than the prison writings collected in Light over the Scaffold: Prison Letters of Jacques Fesch and Cell 18: Unedited Letters of Jacques Fesch, edited and preserved by Augustin-Michel Lemonnier. These letters do not present the story of […]
The Ethics of Assisted Suicide: A Catholic Moral Analysis
2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Among the most profound questions confronting modern society is whether a person may intentionally hasten his own death with the assistance of another. Advances in medicine have prolonged human life, alleviated many forms of suffering, and transformed the experience of dying. At the same time, these developments have generated new […]
Do No Harm, Medical Ethics, and the Catholic Moral Tradition: A Narrative Reflection on the Care of Children Experiencing Gender Dysphoria
2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ The ancient maxim primum non nocere—“first, do no harm”—has long occupied a central place in the moral imagination of medicine. Though not found verbatim in the Hippocratic Oath, the principle expresses a fundamental truth recognized by physicians, philosophers, and theologians throughout history: the healer must never intentionally inflict injury upon […]
Mental and Spiritual Depression: A Catholic Moral Narrative
©2016 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Mental and spiritual depression has accompanied humanity since the fall of our first parents. Sacred Scripture, the lives of the saints, and the teachings of the Church reveal that profound sadness, discouragement, desolation, and even despair have touched many of God’s faithful servants. The Catholic faith does not deny the […]
Black Catholic History
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Black Catholic history is not a recent chapter added to the story of Christianity. It is woven into the very origins of the Church founded by Jesus Christ. Long before Christianity reached many parts of Europe, the Gospel had already taken root in Africa. The history of Black Catholics begins […]
Filipino Saints: Witnesses of Christ in the Philippine Church
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ The history of Christianity in the Philippines is one of remarkable fidelity to Jesus Christ, deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and steadfast adherence to the Catholic faith amid persecution, poverty, social upheaval, and cultural transformation. Since the arrival of Catholic missionaries in the sixteenth century, the Filipino people […]
Franklin Graham’s Public Theology and Ecclesiology
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ The public theology of Franklin Graham emerges from the broader framework of twentieth-century evangelical Protestantism, particularly the revivalist and Baptist traditions inherited from his father, Billy Graham. His ecclesiology—the theological understanding of the Church, its authority, sacraments, and mission—reflects the convictions historically associated with conservative evangelical Christianity. These convictions stand […]
The Anti-Catholicism of the Puritans in Early Massachusetts
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ The story of the Puritans in Massachusetts is often told as a heroic tale of persecuted Christians fleeing oppression in England in search of religious liberty. While there is truth in the claim that many Puritans suffered under the religious policies of the English crown, the historical reality is far […]
Catholic Scholarly Critique of the King James Authorized Bible
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ The King James Version was not formally condemned by the Catholic Church as a wholly “heretical” Bible, but Catholics have historically identified several doctrinally problematic translations, omissions, and anti-Catholic biases within it. Many of these arose from the theological assumptions of the English Reformation and the Church of England in […]
The SSPX Crisis and the Vatican: Episcopal Consecrations, Ecclesial Authority, and Catholic Tradition
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Table of Contents Introduction Few controversies in modern Catholic history have proven as enduring, emotionally charged, and theologically consequential as the conflict between the Holy See and the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX). Founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, the SSPX emerged as a reaction against liturgical reforms, […]