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Which “Way” at the Synod on Synodality? – “Any version of synodality that neglects both Christ as the Way and the moral life as the way to Him does not rise to the level of […]

Viral Tune – “What Does the Popularity of ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Tell Us about State of our State?” Distress Music (SALVO) A Kind and Witty Man – “Father James V. Schall, S. J. remains […]

Anti-Modern Architecture – “What Alexander was striving for was that architects should love their buildings like parents love their children. Every detail of the building—every windowsill, the door handles—there should be that much attention to […]

Time of Crisis – “In general, the situation among Catholic universities is quite bad spiritually. The top-tier Catholic universities have largely embraced the ways of secular academia . . . ” Thoughts on Catholic Higher Education […]

Spirits of the Air – “Today . . . it seems as if the devil is abandoning old tricks for some new ones. Demons are having their day in the popular consciousness.” Spirits of the […]

Two Catholic Mentalities – “The tragedy arises from the deep theological and philosophical division that has plagued Catholic Christianity throughout the modern era, ever since God disappeared from the horizon . . . ” Synodality […]

Poland and Ukraine – “The history of relations between the Polish and Ukrainian peoples is full of wonderful, kind, and heroic deeds, but unfortunately, also turbulent and dramatic events. These two peoples were baptized almost […]

Flow of Information – “The Age of Information has come to a brutal end—here’s how it happened” 30 Signs You Are Living in an Information Crap-pocalypse (Ted Gioia: The Honest Broker) A Prefect Storm — “The […]

A Millennium Ago – “While the construction of the present abbey church dates back to 1023, a first church dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel is said to have been built as early as 708 […]