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New book offers historical perspective on lay vocational discernment

May 10, 2022 Amy Welborn 6

I have never been a fan of emphasizing “vocation” for the laity. My dissent is rooted in two places, I think. First, quite honestly, my personality type, which is all about preparing, but averse to […]

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A&E series exposes the “black soul” of “the devil” named Hugh Hefner

May 10, 2022 David Larson 9

(Editor’s note: This essay contains descriptions of actions that are sexual to nature and may be troubling to some readers.) The documentary Secrets of Playboy, a 12-part A&E series, is more than the pop-culture debauchery […]

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New violence: Oregon Right to Life office set on fire

May 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 6

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 10, 2022 / 05:14 am (CNA).
The offices of Oregon Right to Life in Salem, Oregon, were set on fire late Sunday night, the organization announced Monday.”In the late evening on Sund… […]

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The suffering and faith of Saint Damien of Molokai

May 10, 2022 Jim Graves 12

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on the CWR site on May 6, 2016.  For more than a century, Catholics and non-Catholics alike have been sharing the heroic story of St. Damien of Molokai (1840-89), […]

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Moon Knight is an entertaining but underdeveloped small-screen mishmash

May 9, 2022 Thomas P. Harmon 5

Moon Knight is about justice and vengeance. It is about childhood trauma. It is about mental illness. It is about free will. It is about superheroes using their fists to stop bad guys—although there is […]

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What’s the future of Catholic-Russian Orthodox relations?

May 9, 2022 Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency 5

Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, addresses Pope Francis at the Vatican, May 6, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, May 9, 2022 / 05:35 am (CNA).
With the interview granted to the Italian ne… […]

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Seven dialogues on the liberal arts and the classical learning tradition

May 8, 2022 Brian Welter 2

Does the past offer any solutions to the contemporary crisis in education? Is there really such a sharp break in educational practices between the past and the present? And what is the role of the […]

The Dispatch

Costumed protesters disrupt Mother’s Day Mass in Los Angeles

May 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 14

Costumed protesters struggle with personnel of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles during Mass on May 8, 2022. / Screenshot from video provided by Bradford Adkins

Boston, Mass., May 8, 2022 / 20:26 pm (CNA).
Several protester… […]

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Motherhood: The Ultimate Makeover

May 8, 2022 Carrie Gress, Ph.D. 5

The daily difficulties are a feature, not a flaw. […]

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Must Roe go? Yes, say Alito’s leaked draft and other critics of abortion precedent

May 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Denver Newsroom, May 6, 2022 / 14:05 pm A leaked Supreme Court draft that could overturn pro-abortion rights precedents in the U.S. drew praise from critics who say the current precedent was built on deeply […]

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