The weapon of choice for all radical ideologues is the manipulation of words and their meanings, and the latest target has been 'tradition.'
By Fr. John A. Perricone
Crisis Magazine
February 27, 2026
is a pity when a word dies. It is conceived in the womb of a certain culture, and it gestates in that culture until its meaning is set as firmly as the facets of a diamond. Words then become the privileged communication of truth to other men.