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Apocalypse Now: Living in Hope at the End of an Age

April 6, 2023 Francis X. Maier 21

Tranquility in the Church is a rare and beautiful thing, with an emphasis on that word, “rare.” And this explains why two of my favorite saints are Francis of Assisi and Augustine of Hippo. Both […]

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Lessons from the Master of Prayer and Contemplation

December 14, 2022 Paul Senz 8

The history of the Catholic Church features a number of great spiritual masters, saints, and mystics. Some of the giants of the Church’s rich spiritual and mystical tradition include Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Saint Teresa […]

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Thomism and Political Liberalism, Part 3

December 8, 2019 Joseph G. Trabbic 14

This is the third and last part of my discussion of Thomism and political liberalism. From the first two essays (see here and here) I think that we can conclude that one important thing that […]

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Thomism and Political Liberalism, Part 2

September 18, 2019 Joseph G. Trabbic 12

Are political liberalism and Catholicism friends or enemies? The debate surrounding this question has been going on for a couple centuries. It was already well underway in 1832 when Pope Gregory XVI intervened in it […]

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