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The intellectual appeal of Catholicism

September 23, 2021 David G. Bonagura, Jr. 5

When St. Paul wrote to the Corinthians about the “varieties of spiritual gifts,” he noted how, with whatever gift they have received, believers can work for the common good. What he did not mention is […]

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Rules for Christian Intellectuals, Part III

June 30, 2019 Dr. Kelly Scott Franklin 11

The world is falling apart. Gunmen kill civilians in office buildings and schools; babies die in wars and in abortion clinics. People suffer poverty, sexual violence, hunger. Our planet is rife with racism and tyranny […]

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Rules for Christian Intellectuals, Part II

May 2, 2019 Dr. Kelly Scott Franklin 5

It is a truth universally acknowledged that if I want to learn a thing, I have to teach it. As a literature professor at Hillsdale College, I’m trying to help my students develop their intellects. […]

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Rules for Christian Intellectuals, Part I

April 5, 2019 Dr. Kelly Scott Franklin 17

When I was in graduate school, my best friend gave me a plain brown book called The Intellectual Life, by a French Dominican priest named Fr. Sertillanges. I started it a few times, but never […]

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