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G. K. Chesterton on Dan Brown: The Interview
“Good literature may tell us the mind of one man; but bad literature may tell us the mind of many men. A good novel tells […]
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“Mother!” and the God of the Bible
Though it rather clearly reflects the anti-Scriptural prejudice of the cultural elite today, mother! might actually serve to prompt a re-examination of the deeply ecological […]
Interview
“We cannot love what do not know”: An interview with Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.
“Catholic dogmas,” says the author of The Light of Christ: An Introduction to Catholicism, “are intellectual sign-posts: teachings that point us toward divine truth and that […]
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The Modern Malaise and the End of the World
The end of the world is more real than the world. The Creator is more real than the creation. The end of time is the […]
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On great exemplars of authentic manhood
False depictions of manhood as unconstrained self-will and manhood as dangerous or anachronistic are both closely connected to the belief that pleasure or happiness must […]
Features
An Evangelical theologian responds to Fr. James Martin, S.J.
A consideration of Fr. Martin’s “seven ways” of responding to the Nashville Statement underscore the truncated gospel (or even anti-gospel) with which Martin operates. […]
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Grace or Karma?
Thank God we are not living in the dispensation of karma, for who of us would be able to stand in the fierce winds of […]
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Charlottesville and America’s Original Sin
Jefferson the morally upright sage; Jefferson the merciless slave-owner. Splendid Monticello; its sordid slave-quarters underground. […]
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“Fear is a greater evil than the evil itself”
Readings: • 1 Kngs 19:9A, 11-13A • Psa 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14 • Rom 9:1-5 • Mt 14:22-33 There are many temptations and sins that can harm, or even destroy, our communion with God. There are […]
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“Going My Way” and the attraction of beauty
Among the many inspiring addresses at the recent Convocation of Catholic Leaders was a speech by Bishop Robert Barron on the challenges and opportunities in preaching the Gospel in the age of the “nones,” the […]