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Do we need a “rapid theology?”

February 3, 2025 John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. 27

There’s a new slogan percolating in the Vatican: “teologia rapida.” Jesuit priest and author Antonio Spadaro, who is undersecretary for the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education and the former editor-in-chief of La Civiltà Cattolica, […]

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The Erosion of Birth

January 25, 2025 John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. 22

On January 22nd, the United States Senate could not find 60 senators to vote to overcome a filibuster and pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors’ Protection Act. Although S.6 garnered a majority–52-47–it needed 60 votes to […]

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What’s in a Name?

January 3, 2025 John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. 11

January 3 is the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. Does that feast make sense to people today? To appreciate its meaning, we need to give up some modern thinking and recover biblical […]