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Articles by Aurora C. Griffin

About Aurora C. Griffin
Aurora Catherine Griffin attended Harvard University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in classics in 2014. There she served as president of the Catholic Student Association. She was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University, where she received a graduate degree in theology. She now lives in Washington, D.C. and works at the Catholic University of America. Visit her online at auroracgriffin.com.
The Dispatch

Life in “Little Rome,” in the heart of Washington, D.C.

December 19, 2017 Aurora C. Griffin 5

Living in Brookland for the last year has been an incredible opportunity for me to grow in my faith because it is such a distinctly […]

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At Oxford, abortion advocates shout down speakers rather than debate rationally

November 7, 2017 Aurora C. Griffin 11

A recent debate at Oxford about an approaching vote in Ireland about abortion was disrupted for nearly an hour as a pro-abortion feminist group yelled […]

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Appaloosa Festival: bluegrass, family, and old-fashioned fun

September 6, 2017 Aurora C. Griffin 3

Held in Front Royal, Virginia, the Festival is the type of event you could easily invite a non-Catholic to that would speak volumes about the Church. […]

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Hope and realism in the face of assaults on religious freedom

September 27, 2016 Aurora C. Griffin 0

Mary Eberstadt’s new book, It’s Dangerous to Believe: Religious Freedom and its Enemies, addresses one of the most critical issues faced by Christians in the West today: a threat to that most fundamental, First Amendment […]

Special Report

My Two Years as a Catholic in Oxford

September 15, 2016 Aurora C. Griffin 1

There is a local inside joke about Oxford that goes like this: “How is the Anglican Church like the Turl?” Answer: “Because it goes from High to Broad, passing by Jesus.” The joke is usually […]

Books

The Loser Letters, Adapted for Stage

September 7, 2016 Aurora C. Griffin 0

While Mary Eberstadt has been making headlines with her new and well-received book on religious liberty, It’s Dangerous to Believe, she already has a new project: the stage production of a work of fiction published […]

A Tale of Two Churches: La Sagrada Familia and the Seville Cathedral

January 14, 2016 Aurora C. Griffin 0

The final scene of Disney’s masterpiece Fantasia shows a group of monks processing through the forest at dawn, with Schubert’s “Ave Maria” playing softly in the background. As they walk and pray with their candles, […]

Essay

Finding God in “Absurd” Places: A Pilgrimage East

December 22, 2015 Aurora C. Griffin 0

Like many of the faithful who live in the Western hemisphere, my imagination has often been drawn far to the east, where our Lord lived, died, and rose again. This is especially true around Christmas, […]

Books

The Complementarity of Men and Women, Across the Religious Spectrum

September 11, 2015 Aurora C. Griffin 5

Those who are concerned about what Pope Francis might say at the upcoming World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia will take heart when they read Not Just Good, but Beautiful: The Complementary Relationship between Man […]

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