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Orthodoxy, worship, and Saint Augustine
Doctrine exists for worship and not simply for itself. Doctrine apart from worship is barren. […]
orthodoxy
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Confined to choose: A review of Journey to Freedom
The Russian soul is singularly situated toward an authentic understanding of freedom. Dostoevsky, Berdyaev, Solzhenitsyn and, most recently, Sergei Ovsiannikov, all endured the crucible of confinement. It was here—and not in the decadent pleasures of […]
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The Materialist in the Mask
In 1908, two of G.K. Chesterton’s most famous books were published, almost back-to-back. The first was the novel The Man Who Was Thursday, about a group of anarchists who are actively trying to undermine everything […]
Books
A Remarkable History of Christian Self-Understanding
Last year, the five-hundredth anniversary of the Protestant Reformation was celebrated by some and noted with remorse by others. Though the reformers sought to rebuild Christianity on the principle of sola scriptura, without either papal […]
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Sinning is popular, but talking about sin is not
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. […]
Interview
The costs of following a “nice” God
A new book shows the differences between the God of Christianity and the god of “nice,” who wants us to always feel good about ourselves, […]
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The Creative Catholic: Dale Ahlquist
Dale Ahlquist is President of the American Chesterton Society, and publisher of its flagship publication, GILBERT. Dale is also the creator and host of the popular EWTN series The Apostle of Common Sense, and he is the […]
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Cardinal Müller on personal encounter and doctrine
In his recent book published by Ignatius Press, The Cardinal Müller Report (2017), Gerhard Cardinal Müller, until a few days ago the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, offers many insights […]