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The texture of Irish sanctity

March 16, 2022 Casey Chalk 2

Are certain qualities common among the saints of certain nations? To ask the question might seem to undermine the very universality of sanctity. Are some nations’ saints more courageous than others? Do the saints of […]

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Who wants to know what could go wrong?

March 14, 2022 Thomas M. Doran 15

I recently read an article in a national newspaper about young Poles leaving the Catholic Church. The subtext of the article was Catholicism narrows human freedom. And, surprise, there are sinners in the Church, including […]

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The blood of martyrs

March 13, 2022 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 4

Honesty compels me to admit that I am an Eastern European mutt: Lithuanian on my father’s side, Ukrainian on my mother’s, and Polish on both – thanks to shifting political borders. My four grandparents arrived […]