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The Papacy and Sacred Scripture
On the Readings for Sunday, August 27, 2017 […]
Jesus Christ
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St. Bartholomew: From despair to discipleship and a heavenly destiny
As it often does with the events of the Gospels, the streaming series The Chosen adds to the drama of the encounter between Jesus and Nathanael in John 1:45-51 by employing a bit of artistic […]
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“Lord, help me”: The startling humility of the Canaanite woman
On the Readings for Sunday, August 20, 2017 […]
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“Holy Virgin, Holy Mother, assumed into Heaven, pray for us.”
The witness of Mary needs to be highlighted for the benefit of all women and for the good of all society. In her dual identity […]
Essay
The fruits of environmentalism and of social justice (Part 2)
In the previous article we mentioned two movements, Laudato Si’ and the Economy of Francesco (EoF), that are taking root in Catholic higher education. So far, we outlined some of the foundations of Catholic environmentalism. […]
News Briefs
Pope Francis: Jesus conquers ‘death, sin, the devil’
Pope Francis gives his Angelus address June 29, 2023. / Credit: Vatican News
Vatican City, Aug 13, 2023 / 06:46 am (CNA).
In times of fear and difficulty, call on Jesus, who has already conquered the powers of evil, Pope Francis said on Sunday…. […]
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On the prophetic anarchy of Dorothy Day
The bigger the unit you deal with, the hollower, the more brutal, the more mendacious is the life displayed. So I am … against all big successes and big results; and in favor of the […]
Analysis
The Truth is Still Splendid: Pope St. John Paul II’s Veritatis Splendor at 30
John Paul II’s great—and most controversial—encyclical, on morality and moral theology, still answers some of the most crucial questions of our time. […]
Essay
You Have the Words of Eternal Life
“I am the bread of life…For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him” (Jn 6:35a; […]
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From Westerplatte to Lisbon…and everywhere else
Westerplatte, a narrow peninsula framing the Bay of Gdańsk, was the scene of one of the first battles of World War II in Europe. On Sept. 1, 1939, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on […]