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Understanding the Synod

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The College of Cardinals

Weekly Update

What is the college of cardinals, and how does its increasingly-international character show forth the uniqueness of the Church?

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Foundations
"Flight into Egypt," by Gentile Da Fabriano

Origins of the University

The medieval university was founded as an expression of the Christian imaginative vision. As the anthropological bases of society grow more confused, universities face identity crises.

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The Monastery of Mar Saba

Enrichment

This week: Like all things genuinely Christian, the ancient Monastery of Mar Saba has been no stranger to conflict and controversy as it has borne witness to the Gospel throughout the ages.

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Encounter the perennial truths of the faith as they are applied to particular questions of life, education, and professional disciplines.
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Commentary

Christians (and Pharisees) at a University

Msgr. James P. Shea
President, University of Mary
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Jesus is not weak. Jesus is the one who assailed the strong man, as he puts it in the Gospels, and he has taken on the enemy and won. He’s the one who is calling you to follow him.
Rev. John Riccardo Executive Director, ACTS XXIX
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Commentary

The Difficult Yet Noble Art of Politics

Dr. Kevin Walker
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A double rainbow over a lake
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The Celebration of Love

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Hospital bed
Commentary

‘Mostly Dead’ is ‘Still Alive’

Dr. Christopher A. DeCock
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Foundations
Investigate the first and foundational principles of the Catholic imaginative vision.
Current Theme The Search for Truth
Raphael's "The Mass at Bolsena"

Christianity: Truth or Therapy?

Christianity may help us to cope with difficulties and give us a sense of happiness, but at its core it is a matter of truth or falsity and it is to be believed on those grounds.

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Raphael's "The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament"

Sacramental or Scientistic?

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Tommaso Laureti's "Triumph of the Christian Religion over Paganism"

The Catholic Problem of History

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Raphael's "The School of Athens" Selection

Studiositas and Curiositas

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