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The often silent and surprising history of devotion to Saint Joseph

May 1, 2025 Sandra Miesel 26

Our Lord’s foster-father has always held a prominent place in the hearts of the faithful, has he not? Surely, we have always invoked the trio of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph? At the risk of shocking […]

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Pope Francis: Return to God’s Word rather than social media’s ‘violence of words’

January 21, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

Pope Francis presides over Mass for the Sunday of the Word of God in St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 21, 2024. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Jan 21, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has called Catholics to spend more time with the saving power … […]

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Reading the Word and feeding the soul with philosopher Peter Kreeft

October 26, 2023 Kenneth Craycraft 3

One of the more egregious errors of the Protestant revolt in the sixteenth century was displacing the Eucharist as the source and summit of the liturgy and replacing it with the proclamation of the Word […]

Books

Book by convert critiques “the most fundamental doctrine” in Protestantism

June 7, 2023 Paul Senz 45

Casey Chalk is a prolific writer, contributing to such outlets as First Things, Public Discourse, The American Conservative, The Federalist, The Catholic Thing, Front Porch Republic, New Oxford Review, as well as Catholic World Report. He […]

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Cardinal Müller’s new book focuses on what it means to be Catholic

May 4, 2023 Eduardo Echeverria 9

The original German edition of Gerhard Cardinal Müller’s book was entitled, Was ist katholisch? Translated into English that is the sub-title of the English edition. The book, published recently by Emmaus Academic, has five chapters: […]

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How the Mystery of the Trinity illuminates the mystery of atonement

April 7, 2023 Carl E. Olson 11

Margaret M. Turek, S.T.D., is Professor of Theology and Chair of Dogmatic Theology at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University. After studying and earning degrees at the University of San Francisco (where she studied in the […]

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Games theologians play with truth and morality

April 1, 2023 John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. 16

Not too long ago, Randall Smith accused Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of playing Jenga with Catholic theology. Jenga is a game in which players take turns removing crisscrossed wooden blocks that make up a tower, […]

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Staring death in the face: “Lazarus, come out!”

March 24, 2023 Carl E. Olson 11

Readings: • Ez. 37:12-14 • Psa. 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 • Rom. 8:8-11 • Jn. 11:1-45 “Lazarus, come out!” With that simple, dramatic command, the Incarnate Word spoke words that demonstrated his power over death. It concludes one […]

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“The blind man is the human race”

March 18, 2023 Carl E. Olson 34

Readings: • 1 Sam 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a • Psa 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 • Eph 5:8-14 • Jn 9:1-41 Scripture refers many times to the contrast between darkness and light. The first mention of this […]

Books

Novels, dreams, and prophets: A conversation with Michael O’Brien

March 15, 2023 Carl E. Olson 11

Born in 1948, Michael O’Brien had a conversion experience at the age of 21, followed by several years of painting and writing. In 1996, Ignatius Press published Father Elijah: An Apocalypse, which became a best-seller […]

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