Culture is rarely changed through reason or argument; it changes through repetition, glamour, prestige and making certain lifestyles appear desirable, admired and high status. As Catholics, I think we sometimes underestimate this.

For years, many have approached cultural decline primarily through critique. We denounce moral confusion, lament the collapse of family life, fear the artificial intelligence moment we find ourselves in and point out the consequences of the sexual revolution. These are all valid points, of course, but what we are misunderstanding is how human beings are actually socially formed.