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The sword of Peter, the ear of Malchus, and wise zeal

The proclamation of the gospel is fraught with spiritual peril, especially when an interlocutor is immature or misinformed, and we ourselves are hardly replete with [...]
Essay

The Cross is the Axis on which the Cosmos turns

But as for me, God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ… — Apostle Paul (Gal 6:14) When [...]
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Good Friday, Death, and Christian Life

Mary weeps at the foot of the cross, and we weep with her. But we also must not stop there. For beyond the cross of […]
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Trump’s Bible peddling: welcome message or ‘misunderstanding’ about the faith?

Trump announced his Bible project on social media during Holy Week, saying he partnered with country singer Lee Greenwood on the initiative. / Credit: Screenshot/EWTN News Nightly

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“I was in prison and you came to me”

On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis will perform one of the seven traditional corporal works of mercy: “to visit the prisoner.” Most of the others acts [...]

The Cross is the Axis on which the Cosmos turns

Essay

Sandra Miesel March 29, 2024 2

But as for me, God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ… — Apostle Paul (Gal 6:14) When St. Paul preached “Jesus Christ and him crucified,” the crucifix [...]

Living a different kind of time during Holy Week and Easter

Essay

John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. March 27, 2024 7

Easter in America is fast becoming a hidden feast. I’ve already noted that, unlike Christmas, secular America manages to let Easter pass mostly unnoticed. If you limit yourself to the secular cultural milieu, you might [...]

Books

Ignatius Book Fairs aim to provide “the best in Catholic literature” for children

Jim Graves March 26, 2024 4

Ave Maria University and Ignatius Press have teamed up to offer Ignatius Book Fairs, a Catholic book fair for parents and schools who want to offer their children an alternative to the Scholastic Book Fairs, [...]

Books

Finding the path to spiritual healing for the adult children of divorce

Paul Senz March 25, 2024 12

Divorce has become an incredibly common feature of life, especially over the last 70 years or so. No matter how common or “normal” divorce becomes, the fact remains that it always inflicts a profound wound [...]

Essay

Palm Sunday: Glory flows from the obedience of selfless love

Carl E. Olson March 24, 2024 6

On the Readings for Sunday, March 25, 2018, Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion […]

Analysis

Transparency is the key to the restoration of trust

Christopher R. Altieri March 23, 2024 24

Pope Francis has defrocked a Belgian bishop, 87-year-old Roger Vangheluwe, who is among the most notorious high-ranking clerics ever to face consequences for his perverse and criminal behavior. Good, one might say, but the defrocking—more [...]

Features

The Shroud shows what Jesus endured for our salvation

Jim Graves March 22, 2024 12

Nora Creech is a lecturer on the history, science, and pastoral implications of the Shroud of Turin, which many believe to be the burial cloth of Christ. Her educational background includes earning a Master of [...]

Features

Abuse survivors speak out as Vatican is silent on use of Rupnik’s art

Christopher R. Altieri March 21, 2024 39

Victims and advocates are running out of patience with Pope Francis and the Vatican, as official Vatican outfits including the communications dicastery continue to make use of artwork produced by a disgraced former Jesuit, Fr. [...]

Cardinal McElroy, homosexuality, and the repudiation of doctrine

Larry Chapp March 17, 2024 110

Cardinal Robert McElroy, in his recent remarks to the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, stated the following: It is essential to safeguard the deposit of faith. But how do the doctrinal tradition and history of [...]
Thoughts on culture, nationality, and other fraught topics

James Kalb March 12, 2024 18
Self-immolation and the true witness of the martyrs

Andrew Petiprin February 29, 2024 26

Welcome to the Church of Perpetual Change and Confusion

Carl E. Olson October 19, 2023 68

I recently was on the road for a while and went to Mass at a parish (in another state) that I’d never been to before. The small church was quite lovely, the liturgy quite reverent, [...]
Synodality, Soteriology, and “Sharing the journey”

Carl E. Olson October 10, 2023 19
Who is really trying to replace doctrine with ideology?

Carl E. Olson August 28, 2023 180

The sword of Peter, the ear of Malchus, and wise zeal

The Cross is the Axis on which the Cosmos turns

Good Friday, Death, and Christian Life

Trump’s Bible peddling: welcome message or ‘misunderstanding’ about the faith?

“I was in prison and you came to me”

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The Cross is the Axis on which the Cosmos turns

Living a different kind of time during Holy Week and Easter

Ignatius Book Fairs aim to provide “the best in Catholic literature” for children

Finding the path to spiritual healing for the adult children of divorce

Palm Sunday: Glory flows from the obedience of selfless love

Transparency is the key to the restoration of trust

The Shroud shows what Jesus endured for our salvation

Abuse survivors speak out as Vatican is silent on use of Rupnik’s art

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Cardinal McElroy, homosexuality, and the repudiation of doctrine

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Welcome to the Church of Perpetual Change and Confusion

Ignatius Book Fairs aim to provide “the best in Catholic literature” for children

Finding the path to spiritual healing for the adult children of divorce

The Shroud shows what Jesus endured for our salvation

Ignatius Book Fairs aim to provide “the best in Catholic literature” for children

Finding the path to spiritual healing for the adult children of divorce

Bad Therapy addresses the question: “Why are our kids so messed up?”

The Cross is the Axis on which the Cosmos turns

Living a different kind of time during Holy Week and Easter

Palm Sunday: Glory flows from the obedience of selfless love

Abuse survivors speak out as Vatican is silent on use of Rupnik’s art

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