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Warsaw’s Mt 5:14 Museum of John Paul II and Primate Wyszyński

For the Catholic tourist with an interest in history, Poland is an attractive destination, home to world-famous Marian shrines, illuminating museums, and sites that witnessed [...]
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What does it mean to “host” Jesus in the Eucharist?

It is a proverbial truth that if you really want to clean your house, plan a dinner party. The pressure of hosting your family or [...]
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Victim of Bishop Zanchetta: ‘Don’t turn your back on us; we didn’t deserve such treatment’

Former Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta of the Diocese of Oran, Argentina. / ACI Prensa

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 13, 2022 / 04:00 am (CNA).
A former seminarian and victim of the bishop emeritus of Oran, Argentina, Gustavo Zanchetta — who was sentenced to … […]
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The purifying fire of dividing, divine Love

Readings: • Jer 38:4-6, 8-10 • Ps 40:2, 3, 4, 18 • Heb 12:1-4 • Lk 12:49-53 In the summer of 2007, the Congregation for [...]
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Making the urgent case for men

These are not the best of times for America’s men and boys. Recent data suggest the extent of the problem, without getting at its roots. [...]

Warsaw’s Mt 5:14 Museum of John Paul II and Primate Wyszyński

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Filip Mazurczak August 13, 2022 0

For the Catholic tourist with an interest in history, Poland is an attractive destination, home to world-famous Marian shrines, illuminating museums, and sites that witnessed some of the most tragic – and inspiring – events [...]

Rejecting the “low-bar Thomism” of revisionist moral theologians

Chapp's Schtick

Larry Chapp August 12, 2022 16

Having reviewed the republication of Henri de Lubac’s book The Church: Paradox and Mystery, I had to accept that space constraints prevented me from discussing at more length a part of the text that moved [...]

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Walking with Generation Z: Understanding the Loneliest Generation

Benjamin Eriksen August 11, 2022 20

Generation Z is approaching adulthood. Those born between 1997 and 2012 now fill our middle schools, high schools, and colleges. Unlike previous generations, Gen Z was raised with the internet at their fingertips and iPads [...]

Analysis

The Minimum Wage, Progressivism, and the Eucharist

Theodore Misiak August 10, 2022 40

Many today assume that the U.S. bishops have always stood united for the minimum wage and that it is part of the deposit of faith. However, this position evolved over the past century as the [...]

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Martyrs of Communism in Peru

Dawn Beutner August 9, 2022 9

The year 1968 was a dramatic one, all over the world. In 1968, the president of Peru was deposed in a military coup. His successor lasted several years until he was also deposed during a [...]

Columns

Reflections on integralism in an age of (supposed) pluralism and tolerance

James Kalb August 8, 2022 22

People have been talking about integralism recently. What is it, and what should we know about it? In a short discussion I can only give my own interpretation, but will start with a definition by [...]

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All Things Made New: Living the Lay Vocation

Francis X. Maier August 7, 2022 13

The following is adapted from July 30 remarks to the 12th annual Napa Institute summer conference. One of Quentin Tarantino’s favorite movies – and I mean this seriously — is the 1975 film Switchblade Sisters. [...]

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A novel depiction of the ups, downs, joys, and healing found in Purgatory

Rachel Hoover August 6, 2022 9

Fictional portrayals of purgatory have a grand lineage. Dante climbed the seven-tiered mountain centuries ago, and Tolkien placed his character Niggle (in the short story “Leaf by Niggle”) in a sort of otherworldly hospital-cum-labor camp. [...]

Rejecting the “low-bar Thomism” of revisionist moral theologians

Larry Chapp August 12, 2022 16

Having reviewed the republication of Henri de Lubac’s book The Church: Paradox and Mystery, I had to accept that space constraints prevented me from discussing at more length a part of the text that moved [...]
Reflections on integralism in an age of (supposed) pluralism and tolerance

James Kalb August 8, 2022 22
Paradox and mystery reclaimed: A review of Henri de Lubac’s The Church

Larry Chapp July 31, 2022 18

The Culture of Death is alive as Hell

Carl E. Olson July 15, 2022 25

Kate Brown, governor of Oregon, where I’ve lived since 1991, was upset when news leaked in early May about the Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs. How upset? Let me be very, very clear: You cannot [...]
Abortion and Adoption: Some Personal Reflections

Carl E. Olson May 19, 2022 30
The peddling of “dialogue” and the denial of doctrine

Carl E. Olson April 30, 2022 84

Warsaw’s Mt 5:14 Museum of John Paul II and Primate Wyszyński

What does it mean to “host” Jesus in the Eucharist?

Victim of Bishop Zanchetta: ‘Don’t turn your back on us; we didn’t deserve such treatment’

The purifying fire of dividing, divine Love

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