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The Immaculate Conception Revisited

December 9, 2024 Dr. Leroy Huizenga 57

In December 2018, I wrote an article for Catholic World Report on the Immaculate Conception: “Why I came to believe that Mary was conceived without sin.” I argued that it was (1) a matter of […]

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Genesis, Original Sin, and Original Happiness

February 17, 2019 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 3

Throughout both creation accounts, the emphasis is on the order, beauty and happiness which resulted from God’s creative activity. Often, people think of original sin when they think of Genesis, but a more basic theme […]

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Sinning is popular, but talking about sin is not

January 9, 2018 Dale Ahlquist 5

By avoiding sin in our doctrine, we create an unreality that is unmanageable. If we don’t understand sin, than we certain will not understand forgiveness. […]

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I write these words on the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Thomas Merton, one of the greatest spiritual writers of the 20th century and a man who had a decisive influence on me and […]

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