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How the Achilli Trial changed John Henry Newman
At this pivotal point in his life, when so many of his Catholic endeavors lay before him, Newman was transformed, becoming an English Catholic at home […]
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Special Report
New sex education program in British schools set to advance LGBT agenda
The recent Relationships Education (RelEd) for primary schools and compulsory Sex and Relationships Education (RSE) for secondary schools presents new and serious challenges for Catholic and […]
Analysis
Liturgical Vision vs. Liturgical Visions: Vatican II, Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Sarah
Why I believe that the loss of the sense of the sacred is the primary reason why we have lost millions of Catholics to faithful […]
Analysis
Can Pope Francis persuade the Irish to choose life?
In 2015, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin called Ireland’s legalization of same-sex “marriage” a “defeat for humanity.” If the Irish legalize abortion, this […]
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“To stake one’s life for the truth”: ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ in a narcissistic age
Disney’s film is nothing like Madeleine L’Engle’s strange and startling novel, a book that fleshes out the radically others-centric love inaugurated in Christianity’s revolutionary command […]
Analysis
For both Church and state, appeasement is a bad idea
Making concessions to the Chinese government with regard to the appointment of bishops could very well hurt the Church’s ability to be an authentic and […]
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True discipleship is “Jesus Christ’s way of life transforming me”
“Following the right doctrines and practices of the Faith is absolutely essential,” says Dr. Edward Sri, author of a new book on discipleship, “but sometimes […]
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Jim Caviezel on what he learned playing St. Luke—and why he thinks “We don’t love Jesus enough”
The actor, who returns to the biblical genre in Paul, Apostle of Christ for first time since starring in The Passion of the Christ, says, […]
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Pope Francis and clericalism
Despite his repeated and vehement denunciations of clericalism, Francis’ more general remarks about the laity sometimes nevertheless exhibit a sort of clerical chauvinism. […]
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“The smaller cage is the better cage”: What has China to do with Albania?
The decades-long persecution of the Catholic Church in Albania by the Communist government provides a significant case for the Holy See to ponder. […]