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Articles by Nicholas LaBanca

About Nicholas LaBanca
Nicholas LaBanca is a millennial cradle Catholic who has written for several Catholic outlets, while serving in multiple roles in parish life.
Essay

What is the purpose of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity?

January 20, 2025 Nicholas LaBanca 12

This year, Christians across the world celebrate a special anniversary. 1,700 years ago, the Council of Nicaea, the first Ecumenical Council, was held following the end of the Roman persecutions. Such an anniversary heightens the […]

General

“Every architectural decision in church is a theological decision as well”

August 1, 2018 Nicholas LaBanca 4

A historian of church architecture considers what it would mean to have a theology of architecture, based on more than nostalgia or practicality. […]

Interview

Bishop Joseph Perry: Youth hunger for mystery and liturgy; need tradition and history

July 11, 2018 Nicholas LaBanca 5

The auxiliary bishop of Chicago reflects on worship and pedagogy after giving an address at the recent Youth Adult Liturgy Conference at The University of Saint […]

Interview

Bishop Conley of Lincoln: “Success breeds success” when it comes to vocations

January 17, 2018 Nicholas LaBanca 11

The head of a vocational powerhouse explains what his diocese is getting right. […]

The Dispatch

“Made for Love”: Father Mike Schmitz on God’s plan for authentic love

January 10, 2018 Nicholas LaBanca 7

The well-known speaker and chaplain discusses new book on same-sex attraction and Church teaching. […]

The Dispatch

For Chaldean Catholics, the Faith has been transmitted by “a testimony of blood”

January 3, 2018 Nicholas LaBanca 4

A Chaldean Catholic priest from Iraq living in the US discusses his Church’s ancient liturgical tradition as well as the dangers faced by Middle East […]

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