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‘Reboot’ teaches the fundamental importance of Christian joy

Last week, I attended a phenomenal event at my parish. Author and speaker Chris Stefanick, a graduate of the Franciscan University of Steubenville and founder [...]
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On tap at 2024 Society of Catholic Scientists convention: AI, evolution, and the nature of faith

Attendees at the 2019 Society of Catholic Scientists convention listen to a talk in South Bend, Indiana. / Courtesy of Stephen Barr

St. Louis, Mo., Jun 3, 2024 / 06:20 am (CNA).
What does the development of artificial intelligence say about the… […]
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The first “eucharistic procession” and the centrality of the liturgy

The Book of Ezra-Nehemiah, as I suggested in an earlier article, is one of the most relevant biblical texts for today because it portrays the [...]
Essay

The Eucharistic miracle along the Camino de Santiago

As I prepare to lead pilgrims in a few weeks along a portion of the “Camino de Santiago, the Way of St. James,” I discovered [...]
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Lawsuit: Los Angeles Co. Fire Dept. ‘retaliated’ against Christian employee who refused to raise Pride flag

The Progress Pride flag is shown above (center flag) at a White House "Pride" celebration on June 10, 2023. / The White House, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

CNA Newsroom, Jun 1, 2024 / 10:00 am (CNA).
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The Eucharistic miracle along the Camino de Santiago

Essay

Father Seán Connolly June 2, 2024 2

As I prepare to lead pilgrims in a few weeks along a portion of the “Camino de Santiago, the Way of St. James,” I discovered in my research the story of a Eucharist miracle that [...]

The Case of Bishop Stowe

Analysis

Jayd Henricks June 1, 2024 48

The Catholic bishops of the United States have been a prophetic voice in defense of the faith and the dignity of the human person. The bishops are attuned to the events that matter most to [...]

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On culture wars and the hypocrisy of the Catholic Left

Larry Chapp May 31, 2024 48

The term “culture warrior” is often invoked, usually pejoratively, to describe a certain kind of conservative Catholic who fights in the political sphere for the Catholic viewpoint to be enshrined in law on certain hot-button [...]

Features

“Jesus Thirsts” film “is an encounter with Jesus”

Jim Graves May 30, 2024 3

Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, the chancery office for the Diocese of Orange in California, recently hosted the premiere of a new movie on the Holy Eucharist: “Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist.” The [...]

Essay

The English-language version of the Catechism is 30 years old this month

Patrick Novecosky May 29, 2024 17

For those of us who grew up in the wake of the Second Vatican Council—the era of felt banners and guitar Masses—the confusion over what the Catholic Church taught was real. The catechesis of the [...]

Analysis

An apology (of sorts) over slur

Christopher R. Altieri May 28, 2024 55

Troppa frociaggine. It’s an Italian expression meaning “too much faggotry”—that’s not a rough translation, and the Italian word hits about as hard as the English—and Pope Francis reportedly used it in a closed-door gathering with [...]

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Pro-lifers sent off to prison, witnesses of light in the darkness

Monica Migliorino Miller May 27, 2024 14

As behavior protected by the Constitution and regulated by statue in every state, abortion cannot be defined as “public or private injury” As we have shown, the defendants’ contention that the fetus suffers great injury [...]

Columns

American Catholics and the mixed martial messages of May

Dr. Christopher Shannon May 26, 2024 12

The month of May presents American Catholics with mixed martial messages. On May 12, we celebrated the Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Roman soldiers who left the army after their conversion to Christianity and ultimately gave [...]

On culture wars and the hypocrisy of the Catholic Left

Larry Chapp May 31, 2024 48

The term “culture warrior” is often invoked, usually pejoratively, to describe a certain kind of conservative Catholic who fights in the political sphere for the Catholic viewpoint to be enshrined in law on certain hot-button [...]
American Catholics and the mixed martial messages of May

Dr. Christopher Shannon May 26, 2024 12
Benedict XVI’s covenantal theology and what it means for ecology

Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D. May 24, 2024 14

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 [...]
Welcome to the Church of Perpetual Change and Confusion

Carl E. Olson October 19, 2023 68
Synodality, Soteriology, and “Sharing the journey”

Carl E. Olson October 10, 2023 19

‘Reboot’ teaches the fundamental importance of Christian joy

On tap at 2024 Society of Catholic Scientists convention: AI, evolution, and the nature of faith

The first “eucharistic procession” and the centrality of the liturgy

The Eucharistic miracle along the Camino de Santiago

Lawsuit: Los Angeles Co. Fire Dept. ‘retaliated’ against Christian employee who refused to raise Pride flag

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The Eucharistic miracle along the Camino de Santiago

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“Jesus Thirsts” film “is an encounter with Jesus”

The English-language version of the Catechism is 30 years old this month

An apology (of sorts) over slur

Pro-lifers sent off to prison, witnesses of light in the darkness

American Catholics and the mixed martial messages of May

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On culture wars and the hypocrisy of the Catholic Left

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

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The Eucharistic miracle along the Camino de Santiago

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Pro-lifers sent off to prison, witnesses of light in the darkness

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