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The Darkness Gathers: Why public discussion has become increasingly irrational
A regime of pyramiding illusions that substitutes abuse for argument can’t last forever, and many wonder what will end it. […]
morality
The Dispatch
The “authentic self” vs. the crucified self
Being “gay,” “bisexual,” and “transgendered” is not one’s “authentic self” any more than being “polyamorous” or attracted to one’s long-lost sibling. Orientation toward the sinful […]
The Dispatch
“You have to decide.”
Father Karol Wojtyła’s signature phrase as a confessor and spiritual director was, “You have to decide.” And it had nothing to do with a notion being […]
The Dispatch
The Catechism of the Catholic Church at 25
The structure of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which mirrors the Catechism of the Council of Trent, reaches back to the early Church and […]