War points to one of humanity's most persistent temptations: to put down the Cross and pick up a sword in its place.
By Scott Ventureyra
Crisis Magazine
April 3, 2026
War tests our moral sensibilities. It reveals what we are willing to tolerate and justify and, ultimately, how we understand truth and power. In my estimation, war shouldn't be treated merely as some philosophical abstraction just because the consequences are not immediately available to us.