David G Bonagura Jr
Teacher, Professor, Writer
Latest Writings:
"Excellence and Catholic Education" The Catholic Thing, January 27, 2025
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"On March for Life's Eve, Pro-Lifers Must Challenge President Trump" Catholic World Report, January 20, 2025
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"Time Travel to Bethlehem?" Catholic World Report, December 26, 2024
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"A Eucharistic Advent" The Catholic Thing, December 8, 2024
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"St. Perpetua's Purgatory" Catholic World Report, November 20, 2024
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"Gerald Russello: The Man Who Did It All" The University Bookman, November 17, 2024
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"Memento Mortuorum" The Catholic Thing, November 17, 2024
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"This Is Pro-Life's Jim Crow Moment" Catholic World Report, November 8, 2024
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"The Wages of Sin Paid by the Innocent" The Catholic Thing, October 20, 2024
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"Can Birth Really Be 'Free'?" National Review, October 6, 2024
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"Learning to Mourn with St. Jerome" Catholic Exchange, September 30, 2024
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"Belief and Conflict" The Catholic Thing, September 4, 2024
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"Politics Before Faith: JD Vance Follows Kennedy and Cuomo" Catholic World Report, August 27, 2024
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"Learning to Love God's Law" The Catholic Thing, August 18, 2024
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"Why Conservatives Need Religion" Modern Age, August 15, 2024
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"Burying Three Outdated Catholic Assumptions" Catholic World Report, August 12, 2024
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"The Ten Commandments in Post-Christian America" The Catholic Thing, July 20, 2024
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"The Cardinals on the Walls" The Catholic Thing, June 30, 2024
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"Catholicism and the Truth about Ideology" Catholic World Report, June 18, 2024​​​
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"Mourning with St. Jerome: An Interview" Catholic World Report​​
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"Bonagura's Catechism" (Review of Staying with the Catholic Church) The Catholic Thing
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Scholarly Writings:
Writings on Education:
"What's 12 x 11? Um, Let Me Google That" The Wall Street Journal
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"Common Core's Newer Math" National Review Online
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"Common Core Is Not Catholic Education" The Catholic Thing
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"D.E.I. Curricula versus Catholic Education" The Catholic Thing
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"Saving Catholic Schools" The Catholic Thing
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"Transforming Catholic Schools" The Catholic Thing
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"The Sword of Education" The University Bookman
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Writings on Pro-Life Issues:
"Conceived to Die? Abortion and 'Medically Futile Pregnancies'" The Catholic Thing
"Pro-Life Legislation and the Pain of Compromise" Catholic World Report
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"Don't Criminalize Women for Abortion" The Catholic Thing
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"The Promise and Perils of a Post-Roe America" Catholic World Report
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"Criminalizing Abortion: A Thought Experiment" Catholic World Report
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"The Sexual Revolution and the Fall of 'Roe'" The Catholic Thing
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"Does 'Pro-Life' mean 'Anti-Gun'?" Catholic World Report
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"Back to the Pro-Life Future" The University Bookman
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Letter to the Editor against Roe v. Wade, The New York Times
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"Can Secular Arguments Stop Assisted Suicide?" Catholic World Report
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"IVF and the Inconsistent Ethic of Life" Catholic World Report
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"Can Birth Really Be Free?" National Review
Writings on Catholic Faith and Culture:
"Was Virgil Catholic?" America
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"The Heresy of Good Personism" The Catholic Thing
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"The Heresy of the Two Testament God" The Catholic Thing
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"When Prayers Go Unanswered" The Catholic Thing​
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"From Death to Life" First Things
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"Can We 'Identify as Catholic'?" Catholic World Report
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"The Eucharist and AI" The Catholic Thing
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"The Sexual Revolution and the Fall of 'Roe'" The Catholic Thing
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"The Implicit Faith of 'Follow the Science'" Catholic World Report
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"Instagram and Icons" The Catholic Thing
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"Why St. Joseph Is the Patron of Those Who Work at Home" Aleteia
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Writings on American Conservatism:
"What is a 'Conservative' Catholic?" Voegelin View
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"Why Conservatives Need Religion" Modern Age
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"Can Objective Morality Make a Comeback?" The Public Discourse​
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"When 'Consent' and 'Control' Replace Morals and Virtues" The Catholic Thing
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"Ideology and the Will to Dominate" Law & Liberty
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