Orwell, Lewis, and Us: What Contemporaries Share Without Seeing (Miller’s Book Review): “In a 1944 issue of Tribune, George Orwell took a jab at C.S. Lewis. His target was Beyond Personality, the collected radio talks that would later become the final section of Mere Christianity.”
What Does Academic Freedom Look Like at a Catholic University? (Public Discourse): “When a university advertises Catholic identity, it is making a promise to students and families: that faith and reason will be engaged seriously, that moral questions will be treated as real, that the human person’s complexity will not be assumed away.”
America’s new Catholics, by the numbers (The Pillar): “America’s convert surge is actually a rebound.”
King Charles Is Failing to Defend the Faith (Providence): “Last week King Charles III, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, neglected to put out a statement celebrating Easter. “
Texts on tyranny from the tradition (Edward Feser – Blogspot): “Since the power granted to a king is so great, it easily degenerates into tyranny, unless he to whom this power is given be a very virtuous man … “
The Real Religious Renewal Happening in Gen Z (The Atlantic): “Some pastors and politicians claim that a Christian revival is afoot among young Americans. Nationwide data tell a different story.”
When the Book about When Prophecy Fails Fails: The Lies Promoted by the Originator of Cognitive Dissonance Theory (Christian Scholar’s Review): “You may not have heard of When Prophecy Fails, but you likely have heard of the famous term and theory, cognitive dissonance. The book served as the foundation for the theory.”
Revival in the pews, crisis at the altar: Why churches are closing amid a Catholic comeback (Fox Business): “The ‘business’ of the Catholic priesthood in the United States is navigating a critical juncture”
A Chronology of the Resurrection Appearances (Spiritualdirection.com): “I want to propose to you a possible, dare I claim even likely, sequence of the resurrection events. The work is my own and I make no claim that this scenario is certain or backed up by recognized ancient authority.”
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