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Divinely Planned Obsolescence
Why the Temple in Jerusalem will never be rebuilt and how the Sacrifice of the Mass is “the source and summit of evangelization”. […]
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“All the way to Heaven is Heaven”: 7 basic steps to holiness
Life here below is all about the pursuit of sanctity. How does one go about that process, so as to know the greatest measure of […]
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I am a Catholic because of St. Josaphat
Josaphat, as a Catholic monk, priest and bishop, worked unceasingly to effect unity between Catholics and Orthodox. […]
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Focusing again on the Four Last Things
Our Christian goal ought to be nothing short of Heaven – not escaping Hell by the skin of our teeth, nor being resigned to “doing […]
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Which Reformation? What reform?
In reality, there were multiple, contending reformations in play in the first centuries of modernity. […]
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Hope and mercy and the “Miracle of the Sun”
“In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph,” Our Lady promised at Fatima 100 years ago. […]
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Fatima: Spectacular signs for a skeptical age
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the “Miracle of the Sun.” It’s the perfect time to reflect on the message of Our Lady at […]
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What happened at the Vatican’s bio-extinction conference
A conference sponsored by two pontifical academies embraced a kind of environmental determinism that looks at human reproduction as a mere bio-technical issue. […]
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On teaching the liberal arts
My maturation as a professor came when I learned to love ideas more by way of coming to love them through—in pilgrimage with, in communion […]
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Islam, Violence, and the Nature of God
Where and why Catholics agree—and disagree—with Muslims […]