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Canon 17 does not let us undercut Canon 915 and what it protects: A response to Stephen Walford
It is difficult to discuss law, of all things, with people who not know what it actually says. […]
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Robert Hugh Benson’s complex and painful spiritual journey
After his father, who was Archbishop of Canterbury, died in 1896, Benson finally gave up on his doctrinal waverings and acted upon his growing conviction […]
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For Chaldean Catholics, the Faith has been transmitted by “a testimony of blood”
A Chaldean Catholic priest from Iraq living in the US discusses his Church’s ancient liturgical tradition as well as the dangers faced by Middle East […]
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Viva Cristo Rey!
While many Catholic schools are closing because of decreasing enrollments and financial pressures; the Cristo Rey network is opening new schools. […]
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The 20 most popular Catholic World Report stories and articles of 2017
Topics includes Freemasons, Fr. Weinandy’s letter to Pope Francis, Fr. James Martin, S.J., Marian apparitions, same-sex “marriage”, and Padre Pio. […]
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The surprising message of “Downsizing”
I thought that Downsizing would be a propaganda piece for left-wing causes, but I was surprised that the film amounts, I will argue, to a […]
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“Only Yesterday,” today, and the decline of religion
Frederick Lewis Allen’s popular work of history leaves the reader with the impression that the post-war 1920s is the original source of almost every fact […]
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Three notes on Kazakhstan ‘Profession of the immutable truths about sacramental marriage’
The Kazakhstan profession is a model of clarity compared to disastrous statements by the Bishops of Malta and German episcopal conference. […]
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“Deliver Us” documents exorcisms while avoiding clichés and sensationalism
Throughout Deliver Us the tone is a correct one: sober, measured, open. The filmmakers capture the film’s subjects—both exorcists and those seeking deliverance—in a way that […]
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Pope Francis, “diaconal primacy”, and decentralization of the curia
Decentralization by no means guarantees better governance, but is much more theologically, historically, and practically defensible than the Roman centralization and personality cult of the […]