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Banishing and Baptizing Halloween

October 23, 2025 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 26

The American holiday calendar is surprisingly rich with Catholic traditions—St. Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, All Hallows Eve, Christmas, and Easter. All of them, however, have taken on a life of their own, shaped by […]

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Dying from compassion

October 22, 2025 George Weigel 6

The “Mother of Parliaments”—that’s the one in London—has been embroiled for months in a debate over “assisted dying,” which is euphemized elsewhere under other Orwellian monikers: “Medical Assistance in Dying,” “Physician Assisted Suicide,” “Physician Assisted […]