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Articles by Paul Senz

About Paul Senz
Paul Senz has an undergraduate degree from the University of Portland in music and theology and earned a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry from the same university. He has contributed to Catholic World Report, Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly, The Priest Magazine, National Catholic Register, Catholic Herald, and other outlets. Paul lives in Elk City, OK, with his wife and their four children.
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“The Eucharist is my Highway to Heaven”

October 12, 2023 Paul Senz 12

We do not have photographs of the vast majority of the Church’s saints and blesseds. Portraits and sculptures suffice for most of them, and those of whom we do have photographs are usually shown in […]

The Dispatch

The life and music of St. Hildegard von Bingen, Doctor of the Church

September 16, 2023 Paul Senz 14

The life of this mystic, composer, and saint was in many ways as tumultuous as the era in which she lived. […]

Books

Conversations with three contemporary Catholic artists

August 1, 2023 Paul Senz 1

The role that art (and beauty in general) can play in evangelization, and in our own spiritual lives, is a matter of some debate. There is also a common misconception that beautiful art is a […]

Books

Evangelization through beauty: An interview with Jimmy Mitchell

July 19, 2023 Paul Senz 10

The world is not a perfect place, by any stretch of the imagination. Rampant secularism, endless noise, social unrest, political upheaval, and cultural strife mark our times, perhaps more than ever before. It is apparent […]

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Book by convert critiques “the most fundamental doctrine” in Protestantism

June 7, 2023 Paul Senz 45

Casey Chalk is a prolific writer, contributing to such outlets as First Things, Public Discourse, The American Conservative, The Federalist, The Catholic Thing, Front Porch Republic, New Oxford Review, as well as Catholic World Report. He […]

The Dispatch

Theology in Practice is the spiritual testament of two Cistercian priests

June 2, 2023 Paul Senz 3

Theology is, as the name suggests, the study of God. St. Anselm of Canterbury described the theological pursuits as Fides quaerens intellectum, or “faith seeking understanding”. We are called not just to love God, but […]

Features

11th annual Sacred Liturgy Conference to focus on Mary and the Eucharist

May 14, 2023 Paul Senz 8

The 11th annual Sacred Liturgy Conference will be held from May 28-31, 2023, in Ferndale, California. At the invitation of Bishop Robert F. Vasa, this conference will take place in the Diocese of Santa Rosa […]

Features

Forming students who will build up the Kingdom: An interview with Mark Middendorf

April 23, 2023 Paul Senz 3

Ave Maria University was founded in 1998 as Ave Maria College in Ypsilanti, Michigan. In 2007 the campus was moved to Florida, and it added graduate programs, making it a full-fledged university. The school has […]

The Dispatch

From playing Jesus to starring in Jesus Revolution: A chat with Jonathan Roumie

March 29, 2023 Paul Senz 6

The so-called “Jesus Movement” began on the West Coast in the late 1960s and then spread throughout the US and Europe in the 1970s. The charismatic, evangelical movement, which had a remarkable impact and a […]

The Dispatch

Learning from the Saints, bringing Christ into a fallen world

March 22, 2023 Paul Senz 3

Dawn Marie Beutner converted to the Catholic faith as a young adult, and now writes extensively on the lives of the saints, and how the saints can be guides and models for us today. She […]

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