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Master’s degree in Catholic Women’s and Gender Studies the first of its kind

The University of St. Thomas Houston (UST Houston) is offering a new online Master of Arts in Catholic Women’s and Gender Studies, school officials announced [...]
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Trump polls ahead of Biden among Catholic voters with shift in Hispanic vote

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 2, 2024 / 15:26 pm (CNA).
Former President Donald Trump is polling more than 10 points ahead of President Joe Biden among Catholic voters, thanks in part to increasing support from Hisp… […]
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Athanasius contra mundum: A Saint for a time of confusion

Our saint of the day, Athanasius of Alexandria, was probably born in that city between 296 and 298 A.D., a hub of the Greco-Roman world [...]
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Bishops, borders, and the (bully) pulpit

“Texas Bishop Taking on Greg Abbott Gets Pope Francis’ Protection” is the curious title of an April 30th article in Newsweek. Bishop Mark Seitz of [...]
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The example of St. Joseph the Worker amid postmodernism, transgenderism, and wokism

The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker strikes a chord that reverberates through the body and soul of every reflective Catholic boy or man. Without [...]

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Features

Dr. Randall B. Smith May 2, 2024 18

“Texas Bishop Taking on Greg Abbott Gets Pope Francis’ Protection” is the curious title of an April 30th article in Newsweek. Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso needs “protection” from Greg Abbott? Are there Texas [...]

Why did a priest write a novel about the Mafia, Confession, and Providence?

Books

Paul Senz May 1, 2024 0

Art can be a tremendously effective means of communicating theological truths. We have seen this over the centuries and across millennia, and it is no less true today. In recent years, there has been a [...]

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Napa Institute Summer Conference 2024 to focus on “What it Means to be Human”

Jim Graves April 29, 2024 1

The 14th annual Napa Institute Summer Conference will be held at The Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa, California, from July 24 to 28, 2024. The annual event features presentations by prominent Catholic speakers, daily [...]

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A good biopic is hard to find, but Wildcat artfully delivers

Andrew Petiprin April 28, 2024 4

In the new movie Wildcat, a feverish and immobile Mary Flannery O’Connor, played by Maya Hawke, asks her parish priest, played by Liam Neeson, whether he has ever read James Joyce. He admits he has not, [...]

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The population of hell and the limitations of human freedom

Larry Chapp April 27, 2024 77

With the promulgation of the latest document from the DDF (Dignitas Infinita) much focus has been on the use of the word “Infinite” in the title as a qualifier for the ontological nature of human [...]

Features

Whodunnit? The Strange Case of Shakespeare’s Will

Joseph Pearce April 26, 2024 10

William Shakespeare is a mystery. What we know about the facts of his life is outweighed by what we don’t know. His life can be likened metaphorically to a jigsaw puzzle in which most of [...]

Books

Toward a Confessing Church

Francis X. Maier April 25, 2024 37

Note: Earlier this spring, Ignatius Press published “True Confessions: Voices of Faith from a Life in the Church.” The author delivered these remarks at the University of Dallas on April 19. I’d like these comments to [...]

Editorial

Defending Rupnik’s art is possible, but also scandalous and insulting

Carl E. Olson April 24, 2024 45

A week ago, the editors of the National Catholic Register published an editorial titled “It’s Time to Remove Father Rupnik’s Art”. Their strong stance, they said, was “not an expedient surrender to iconoclasm or ‘cancel [...]

A good biopic is hard to find, but Wildcat artfully delivers

Andrew Petiprin April 28, 2024 4

In the new movie Wildcat, a feverish and immobile Mary Flannery O’Connor, played by Maya Hawke, asks her parish priest, played by Liam Neeson, whether he has ever read James Joyce. He admits he has not, [...]
The population of hell and the limitations of human freedom

Larry Chapp April 27, 2024 77
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Defending Rupnik’s art is possible, but also scandalous and insulting

Carl E. Olson April 24, 2024 45

A week ago, the editors of the National Catholic Register published an editorial titled “It’s Time to Remove Father Rupnik’s Art”. Their strong stance, they said, was “not an expedient surrender to iconoclasm or ‘cancel [...]
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Master’s degree in Catholic Women’s and Gender Studies the first of its kind

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