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One Christ, One Savior, One Shepherd
On the Readings for April 22, 2018, the Fourth Sunday of Easter […]
St. Peter
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St. Peter’s “Commencement Address” and the challenge of Eastertide
With the celebration of Easter, we are now approaching the season of graduations from college, and high school graduations will soon follow. Among all the things this graduation season brings, there will be numerous commencement […]
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“In my beginning is my end. … In my end is my beginning”
On the Readings for December 10, 2017, the Second Sunday of Advent […]
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Ecclesia and Excommunication
On the Readings for Sunday, September 10, 2017 […]
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The Transfiguration: Gospel to the Dead
An excerpt from Frank Sheed’s To Know Christ Jesus. […]
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“What is the mark of a Christian?”
Readings: • Wis 18:6-9 • Ps 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22 • Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 • Lk 12:32-48 “What is the mark of a Christian?” asked St. Basil in his work, Moralia, which is a guide to […]
Essay
Abusing Zacchaeus
Fr. James Martin’s approaches to interpreting Scripture have a long pedigree in Western Christianity; they’re largely rooted in the modernism of liberal Protestantism. […]
Essay
Saints Peter and Paul: “One wins by cross, and one by sword”
A consideration of the two Apostles we honor today, a reflection on the Petrine office in the Church, and a challenge to live the implications […]
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On “conservative Catholics” and the papacy
Orthodox, conservative Catholics are both ecclesial monarchists and are ecclesial collegialists […]