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The Holy Cross is an invitation to faith, to life, to love

September 14, 2022 Carl E. Olson 5

On the Readings for Saturday, September 14th, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross […]

The Trinity: A Mystery for Eternity

June 11, 2022 Carl E. Olson 2

Readings: • Prov 8:22-31 • Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 • Rom 5:1-5 • Jn 16:12-15 The apologist and novelist Dorothy Sayers (1893-1957) dryly noted, in an essay titled “The Dogma is the Drama,” that for […]

The image of man has been raised up: On the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord

May 28, 2022 Carl E. Olson 4

“You ascended into glory, O Christ our God, and You delighted the disciples with the promise of the Holy Spirit. Through this blessing, they were assured that You are the Son of God, the Redeemer […]

Can we simply drop the Ascension story?

May 27, 2022 Sean Fitzpatrick 21

The Ascension of Jesus Christ, related in the Gospels of Mark and Luke and referred to throughout the New Testament, can be taken as something of an awkward anecdote in the Catholic canon. “And when […]

Politics and public life in a hall of mirrors

May 2, 2022 James Kalb 11

Today’s electronic communications have fragmented our world into myriad images and soundbites that can be reassembled to make anything seem real. That has made it a paradise for con-men, propagandists, and insane people. If you’re […]

“You have come and revealed Yourself, O Inaccessible Light.”

January 1, 2022 Carl E. Olson 5

A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, December 7, 2017, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord […]

New work of Christology marked by orthodox depth and ecumenical insights

December 27, 2021 Carl R. Trueman 21

It may surprise many Catholic readers to know that Fr. Thomas Weinandy, OFM, Cap. has in recent years been one of the most significant living theologians for conservative Protestants. The reason for this odd celebrity […]