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A Holy Warfare: A plea for vigilance in this moment of darkness
What is at stake in the final analysis is nothing less than this: that the cross of Christ not “be emptied of its power.” […]
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9/11: When John Paul II grieved with America
“I entrust to the mercy of the Most High the helpless victims of this tragedy, for whom I offered Mass this morning, invoking upon them […]
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Should the Church have women cardinals?
As we speak about power in the Church, we must ask: is this not simply a form of clericalism, a phenomenon much decried by Pope […]
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Faith, reason, and two decades of studying Fides et Ratio
Those devoted to the debate about faith and reason need to confront a fundamental problem: the tremendous loss of confidence in the ability of reason […]
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The Plague of Infidelity and the Current Crisis
I can declare without fear of contradiction that any and all clerical misbehavior of any kind (financial, sexual or Machiavellian maneuvering) can be laid at […]
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Illinois priest removed for homosexual porn, misappropriating $29,000 [Updated]
Rev. Barry J. Harmon, 55, who has been removed from ministry and will apply for laicization, had been accused of using a male prostitute in […]
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Now it is not the time to “turn down the temperature”
Sometimes even allies offer advice that is ill-conceived, and I think that applies to some of what Fr. Raymond de Souza wrote recently for the […]
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Being Frank about Francis
The McCarrick scandal, let us all admit, is just one powerful gust in the swirling tempest that now surrounds Francis and threatens to capsize both […]
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Economics, Technology, and Virtue
The explosive development of automation, robotics, and AI requires a dedicated focus on the role of conscience—our spiritual life—to help us respond to the challenges […]
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Reflections from the ruins
The reform will begin when the Church again unambiguously teaches the Gospel complete. […]