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New CDF document is clear and succinct, but why was it needed?
Titled “Placuit Deo,” the new document, although quite short, effectively reaffirms the Christocentric focus of Dominus Iesus. […]
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Rethinking “mission territory”
Senior German churchmen have made clear that they believe something different than what’s in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. […]
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Doubt and faith in a secular age
Some Lenten lessons in belief from Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Mother Teresa, and Flannery O’Connor. […]
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“Early Man” is dull, one-dimensional Stone Age fare
There is nothing offensive or deliberately awful about Nick Park’s latest animated film, but neither is there anything compelling or novel. […]
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An important week for Eucharistic discipline–or lack thereof
On Bishop Paprocki, the German bishops, and Holy Communion […]
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Praying for those who hate us: A Lenten lesson from news
Jesus cautioned the Apostles to “Watch and pray” lest they fall into temptation. Struggling with anger, I have a tendency to note the “Pray” part […]
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The death of an Evangelical titan
When I started my own evangelical ministry, Word on Fire, some twenty years ago, I drew some very practical inspiration from Billy Graham. […]
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A tale of two countries, a choice between two cultures
Ireland has forgotten or become blind to how much good has been done since a protection for mother and unborn child was enshrined in its […]
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Conscience and grace: A Lenten meditation
Christ promised to maintain his Church in the truth (John 8.32; John 16.3). Has that promise been broken? […]
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Cardinal Collins of Toronto calls for resistance to a controversial new government requirement
“It’s very odd, and I think unique in Canadian history, that applicants for for a summer – or any – program, any grant from the […]