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Seven Last Words from the Cross: “Father, forgive them…”
What does it take to forgive? A unique mental attitude is required at the natural level; only an infusion of divine grace can elevate that […]
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Modernity and the monster of materialism
We moderns smile condescendingly on the ancients for their worship of false gods. Yet our age has fashioned gods every bit as foolish and ineffectual […]
Features
True discipleship is “Jesus Christ’s way of life transforming me”
“Following the right doctrines and practices of the Faith is absolutely essential,” says Dr. Edward Sri, author of a new book on discipleship, “but sometimes […]
Features
Jim Caviezel on what he learned playing St. Luke—and why he thinks “We don’t love Jesus enough”
The actor, who returns to the biblical genre in Paul, Apostle of Christ for first time since starring in The Passion of the Christ, says, […]
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Nature is God’s prose, miracles are His poetry
Belief is serious business, and God wants no one to be duped for He is, as the traditional act of faith, declares, the One Who […]
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New CDF document is clear and succinct, but why was it needed?
Titled “Placuit Deo,” the new document, although quite short, effectively reaffirms the Christocentric focus of Dominus Iesus. […]
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Doubt and faith in a secular age
Some Lenten lessons in belief from Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Mother Teresa, and Flannery O’Connor. […]
Sojourns with Schall
Suffering, salvation, and the mystery of an imperfect world
God cannot make us free and then make it absolutely certain that we do not reject Him. The whole point of divine and human love […]
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Praying for those who hate us: A Lenten lesson from news
Jesus cautioned the Apostles to “Watch and pray” lest they fall into temptation. Struggling with anger, I have a tendency to note the “Pray” part […]
Essay
Diving into eternity
True knowledge of God can only be had in the midst of a life for which all work is undertaken based on prayer and all […]