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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. […]
Jesus Christ
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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 […]
Books
Jordan B. Peterson’s “12 Rules for Life” is a call to clarity in an age of chaos
Why the University of Toronto professor’s bestselling 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos is the most thought-provoking self-help book I have read in […]
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“Humanae Vitae” and the key to the mighty mystery of sex
St. Paul rhapsodized on the beauty of marital love as a great mystery, indeed the sign of Christ’s love for His Church. Contraceptive intercourse, on […]
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The Catholic Church doesn’t do “paradigm shifts”
Because the pastoral implementation of Amoris Laetitia mandated in some places differs from other places, the Catholic Church is beginning to resemble the Anglican Communion […]
Features
“Loosing the Lion”: Why the “underdog” Gospel is a model for preachers and a rollicking good ride
“Mark’s is a Gospel of secrecy, of mystery,” says Dr. Leroy Huizenga, author of a new commentary on the Gospel of Mark, “and so one […]
Features
“Exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation”: On Handel and preparing for Lent in the East
This year my imagery of Lent has been shaken up quite unexpectedly from a source one would never associate with such things. […]