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Month: May 2016

Essay

Baby Bison and the Danger of “Misplaced Concern”

May 20, 2016 Carrie Gress, Ph.D. 0

On May 9th at Yellowstone National Park, a bison calf was euthanized. The reason? A tourist, concerned about the welfare of the calf in the cold temperatures, had put it in her SUV. The calf […]

Interview

The man behind Catholic U’s largest donation ever

May 19, 2016 Jim Graves 6

The Catholic University of America recently announced that it received a donation of $15 million—the largest single donation in school history—to assist with the operational needs of the School of Business and Economics and related […]

Essay

Supreme Court Avoids the Issue, Little Sisters Get a Win. Now what?

May 19, 2016 Dr. John A. Sparks 0

In a highly unusual move, the Supreme Court passed off the case of Zubic v. Burwell like a hot potato. It passed the case to the lower federal appeals courts. The high court, short by […]

Essay

Biblical preaching and healing the culture

May 18, 2016 George Weigel 0

If Catholics in the United States are going to be healers of our wounded culture, we’re going to have to learn to see the world through lenses ground by biblical faith. That form of depth […]

General

Full text: Cardinal Sarah at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

May 18, 2016 Catherine Harmon 4

Cardinal Robert Sarah urged American Catholics to resist “ideological colonialism,” in his address delivered yesterday to the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC. “Nowhere is [religious persecution] clearer than in the threat that societies […]

History

Fr. Alexis Toth, Bishop John Ireland, and the Grace of Reconciliation

May 18, 2016 Anthony E. Clark, Ph.D. 1

Christ, before his Passion, said to his apostles, “My soul is sorrowful even to death.”1 He was about to enter the garden to pray, and his disciples would soon fall asleep, flee him, and become […]

Analysis

Five observations on Francis’ recent interview about France, Europe, and Islam

May 18, 2016 Carl E. Olson 0

Another week, another papal interview. This time it is with the French newspaper La Croix. The main focus is the state of affairs in France and Europe, with remarks on Islam, religious freedom, and related […]

Books

Lord, Not Legend: A Review of Brant Pitre’s The Case for Jesus

May 17, 2016 Dr. Leroy Huizenga 0

A Tale of Two Paradigms The dominant paradigm reigning in academic biblical studies today is marked by radical discontinuity. That’s why people who know the basics of the Christian story—whether they believe it or not—are […]

Books

St. Thomas Aquinas and St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body

May 16, 2016 Daniel Blackman 0

Fr Thomas Petri OP entered the Order of Preachers in 2004 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2009. His academic resume is stellar; he has a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Faculty […]

News

Supreme Court sends Little Sisters’ case back to lower court

May 16, 2016 Catholic News Agency 0

Washington D.C., May 16, 2016 / 08:53 am (CNA).- In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court sent the Little Sisters of the Poor HHS mandate case back to the lower courts on Monday, in light […]

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