Holy Americans – “Nearly 100 American men and women from the United States are currently being considered for sainthood.” Holy, Independent: Meet 12 of the Many Americans on the Path to Sainthood (National Catholic Register)
A Political Bible Study – “Their pitch was genius: If conflict-leery pastors didn’t want to address difficult political matters with their congregants, they could simply outsource their shepherding responsibility to The After Party.” When Progressive Foundations Fund Evangelism (First Things)
Prince Demetrius Gallitzin – “To this list of true Russian heroes … I would add another: Prince Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin, the 18th-century pioneer priest of the Alleghenies.” The Russian Prince-Turned-Priest of Western Pennsylvania (Providence)
Decisions and Justice – “What qualities should a person possess who has the responsibility of making decisions? Clearly this is a question with far-reaching implications.” The Art of Making the Right Decision (The Imaginative Conservative)
Promoting Narratives – “Journalism is about covering important stories. With a pillow, until they stop moving.” An Epidemic of Media Doublespeak (National Review)
The Negative World – “For the first time in the 400-year history of America, official, elite culture now views Christianity negatively, or at least skeptically.” Positively Christian: Principles for Living in the Negative World (Touchstone)
Called to Bear Witness – “Rooted in community life, Pope Leo XIV’s vision of authority centers not on control but on teaching, sanctifying and governing.” What Leo XIV’s Thesis Reveals About His Theology of Leadership (National Catholic Register)
Practical, Ethical Guardrails for AI – “Despite what any Silicon Valley sage may tell you, no one person or company really knows exactly how humanity will adapt—or not—to this world-changing technology.” Why the Catholic Church’s Voice on AI Could Be the Most Consequential (First Things)
Fanatic Thomist – “An X-user who employs the screen name, ‘Fanatic Thomist,’ produced a very useful florilegium of passages from scholastic theologians answering affirmatively to the question, ‘Do Jews and Muslims worship the true God as Christians?’” Noted Scholastic Theologians on the Question Whether Muslims Worship the True God (Catholicism.org)
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A Political Bible Study – “Their pitch was genius: If conflict-leery pastors didn’t want to address difficult political matters with their congregants, they could simply outsource their shepherding responsibility to The After Party.” When Progressive Foundations Fund Evangelism (First Things)
This FT article details exactly how far the progressive financial power push has been into evangelical Protestantism. In conjunction with that, just this week, the IRS reversed the policy which prohibited tax-exempt religious group’s endorsing of political candidates. The two facts together point to a heating of the battle to convert conservative Christianity to progressive liberalism. So help us, God.
Fanatic Thomist – “An X-user who employs the screen name, ‘Fanatic Thomist,’ produced a very useful florilegium of passages from scholastic theologians answering affirmatively to the question, ‘Do Jews and Muslims worship the true God as Christians?’” Noted Scholastic Theologians on the Question Whether Muslims Worship the True God (Catholicism.org)
The passages add up to a lengthy article. The posting of the quotes is noticeably from Catholicism.org (Isn’t this group a derivative of Fr. Feeney’s teaching?). Interesting for those pondering the question and VCII teaching on other religions in relation to Catholics.