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To be deep in history is to cease to be Mormon: An interview with Jeremy Christiansen

December 6, 2022 Paul Senz 14

There is something remarkably engaging about conversion memoirs. Among Catholics, the conversion memoir has become a prominent book genre in its own right. This tradition goes back many centuries. Among them are Saint Augustine’s Confessions, […]

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To Sanctify the World addresses continuing challenge of interpreting Vatican II

November 30, 2022 Eduardo Echeverria 39

George Weigel’s new book To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II (Basic Books, 2022) is a tour de force in its study of the hermeneutics—that is, the manner of interpretation—of the Second […]

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Plumbing the depths of a dozen works of classic literature

November 26, 2022 Paul Senz 5

The rich literary patrimony of Western civilization can be daunting. Where to begin? Which books are truly great? Which works of literature have stood the test of time? Joseph Pearce’s most recent book is titled […]

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Revisiting the lively wit and uncompromising pen of “Diogenes”

November 18, 2022 Paul Senz 3

Philip F. Lawler is the editor of Catholic World News (CWN), part of Catholic Culture, which he founded in 1996, making it the first English-language Catholic news service operating on the internet. He offers regular […]

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New Word on Fire book details Newman’s battles against doctrinal corruption

November 16, 2022 Casey Chalk 11

Less than ten years after Anglican clergyman John Henry Newman converted to Catholicism, Pope Pius IX in 1854 issued the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, which declared, as Catholic dogma, that Mary, by God’s grace, was […]

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Revitalizing Christian faith and culture in a post post-Christian era

November 13, 2022 Sarah Cain 25

It was 2020, in the depth of COVID lockdowns, when one priest began writing. The unthinkable was taking place: Easter in the United States would be “canceled”. Churches would be shuttered. It was in this […]

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God, saints, and sinners, according to Robert Hugh Benson

November 12, 2022 Rachel Hoover 5

What is God like? Let us look at His creation and actions. He could have created just “tree,” but instead He created countless kinds of trees: palm, spruce, balsam fir, zelkova. And He could have […]

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New Fr. Spitzer book focuses on wisdom, purpose of Catholic moral teaching

November 8, 2022 Jim Graves 8

Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ is founder of Magis Center, a Southern California-based organization which offers resources to demonstrate the harmony between science and faith. A Jesuit since 1974 and ordained a priest in 1983, among […]

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Fiction today and the Catholic Faith: An interview with Dr. Joshua Hren

November 7, 2022 Jesse Russell 6

Joshua Hren is the co-founder, with James Matthew Wilson, of the Catholic MFA program at the University of St. Thomas, as well as the founder of Wiseblood Books. He is the author of numerous works […]

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The fracturing of theology in a polarized Church

November 4, 2022 Carl E. Olson, Peter John McGregor 11

Peter John McGregor is a lecturer in dogmatic theology and spirituality at the Catholic Institute of Sydney, Australia. He and Tracey Rowland—who holds the St. John Paul II Chair of Theology at the University of […]

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