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Confessions of an anti-Catholic antichrist

November 18, 2020 Daniel Blackman 10

Did you know the Catholic Church has officially ruled that we’re not to try and fix a date for the arrival of the antichrist? The decree was composed in 1516, at the Fifth Lateran Council, […]

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How a dystopian novel from 1907 can challenge and inspire Catholics in 2018

October 5, 2018 Dr. Kelly Scott Franklin 5

“I am perfectly aware,” apologized Fr. Robert Hugh Benson in the preface to Lord of the World, “that this is a terribly sensational book.” But for fans of dystopian apocalyptic novels, no apology is necessary: […]

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Robert Hugh Benson’s complex and painful spiritual journey

January 4, 2018 Russell Shaw 4

After his father, who was Archbishop of Canterbury, died in 1896, Benson finally gave up on his doctrinal waverings and acted upon his growing conviction […]

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Robert Moyhnihan, editor of Inside the Vatican, remarks upon a very important bit of information about Pope Francis’s youth: One of the central claims of the Catholic faith is not only that God exists, that […]

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