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Matthew Balan is an alumnus of the University of Delaware. He writes for Catholic New Agency and has previously worked at the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America, the Media Research Center, Human Life International and the Heritage Foundation.
The Dispatch

Entering Heaven on Earth is a beautiful education in both art and the Faith

March 28, 2025 Matthew Balan 1

The famed St. John Cantius parish in Chicago is the founding site of the Catholic Art Institute—a non-profit that aims to promote “the essential need for beauty to elevate our senses and illuminate our souls.” […]

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The Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne: ‘Fanatics’ of the Sacred Heart

December 19, 2024 Matthew Balan 6

On Wednesday, Pope Francis approved the universal veneration of sixteen Discalced Carmelite martyrs who were killed on July 17, 1794, at the height of the French Revolution’s bloody persecution of the Catholic Church. The limited […]

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“Thy will be done on earth”? On the anniversary of Quas Primas

December 10, 2024 Matthew Balan 8

“Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endures throughout all generations.” — Psalm 145 (144): 13 St. Benedict directed his monks to pray the Psalm above during Vespers on Saturdays. While the Book […]

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Using a mascot misses and obscures the point of the Jubilee Year

October 31, 2024 Matthew Balan 25

A social-media firestorm erupted on October 28 after Archbishop Rino Fisichella unveiled the official mascot—Luce—for the 2025 Jubilee. The female character, which bears the Italian form of the name “Lucy” (or “Lucia”), is depicted in […]

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Historical ‘mother parish’ seeks to shore up centuries-old foundations

September 26, 2024 Matthew Balan 5

A former Jesuit mission church that is considered the mother church of the Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware—and connects it with the histories of three neighboring American archdioceses—is in desperate need of support, both figuratively and […]

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