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The solitary and sacrificial witness of Blessed Franz Jägerstätter

May 21, 2019 Filip Mazurczak 8

Jesus told His apostles: “You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved” (Matt 10: 22). It is difficult to think of another venerated Catholic […]

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A story of restoration: An Anglican community finds home in the Catholic Church

May 18, 2019 Joanna Bogle 17

When Father Christopher Pearson and some of his flock at St. Agnes Church in Kennington, South London, made the decision to come into full communion with the Catholic Church, they had to leave quite a […]

Features

Violence in service of justice: Why the “John Wick” movies resonate

May 17, 2019 Titus Techera 5

The one impressive action-movie idea of recent times—the John Wick franchise starring Keanu Reeves—is drawing to a conclusion with John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, in theaters this weekend. The action is the best the […]

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The decline of culture, the loss of beauty—and the surprising resurgence of poetry

May 16, 2019 Carl E. Olson 12

Dana Gioia is an internationally recognized poet and critic, and the author of several collections of verse, including Interrogations at Noon (2001), which won the American Book Award, and the widely acclaimed 99 Poems: New & Selected (2016). […]

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It’s time for Catholics (and all religious people) to wake up: The real danger posed by the California Confession Bill

May 15, 2019 Bishop Robert Barron 35

SB 360 [link], a piece of proposed legislation currently making its way through the California state senate, should alarm not only every Catholic in the country, but indeed the adepts of any religion. In California, […]

Film & Music

Dogma at 20: Revisiting Generation X’s controversial manifesto of faith

May 14, 2019 Filip Mazurczak 9

Twenty years ago, Kevin Smith’s Dogma had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The film aroused enormous controversy. A dispassionate look at the film’s message cloaked underneath a shell of vulgar dialogue is valuable […]

Interview

Papal Household Theologian on sparking faith, returning to basics of Catholic life

May 13, 2019 Paul Senz 8

In the tradition of St. Thomas Aquinas, members of the Dominican Order tend to be particularly well-versed in philosophy, theology, scholasticism, and the great intellectual tradition of the Church. This is part of the reason […]

Analysis

What’s (not) in Pope Francis’s new accountability measures

May 11, 2019 Christopher R. Altieri 19

We spent most of Thursday learning what is in the new law, Vos estis lux mundi, after Pope Francis presented it to the public ahead of June 1st, the date on which is slated to […]

Books

What’s missing in the “Tolkien” biopic

May 10, 2019 Titus Techera 7

This weekend, American movie theaters will feature the first-ever biopic of J.R.R. Tolkien, the most important fantasy writer, and the most popular writer to have thought through the moral and political changes Christianity brought into […]

Analysis

Will Pope Francis’ reforms, aimed primarily at bishops, really work?

May 9, 2019 Christopher R. Altieri 15

The motu proprio, Vos estis lux mundi, which Pope Francis presented to the public on Thursday, goes into effect on June 1st. On paper, the new law is a sweeping reform of reporting requirements and […]

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