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She Looked at Me As if I Were a Person
Weekly Update
In Pope Leo’s election, the reality of the universal Church has come much closer to American Catholic life.
Foundations
“In His Likeness”: The Life of Christian Virtue
For the Christian, virtue and vice have less to do with self-actualization than the opportunity to use the fullness of our humanity to participate in the fullness of divine life.
Enrichment
Giotto's "Miracle of the Crucifix" captures the intimate moment of St. Francis of Assisi's vocational call before the crucifix of San Damiano Chapel.
Encounter the perennial truths of the faith as they are applied to particular questions of life, education, and professional disciplines.
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.
Q&A
A Sacramental Vision of Scripture with Jeff Cavins and Fr. Dominic Bouck
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Foundations
Investigate the first and foundational principles of the Catholic imaginative vision.
Current Theme
Understanding the Papacy
Why Did God Give Us a Pope?
The more we understand the nature of this choice gift of God, the better we will be able to respond to the Spirit’s action in the world, and to receive the graces it brings according to God’s often hidden purposes.
Understanding the Role of the Pope
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The Papacy Throughout History
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The Conclave: Apostolic Succession at Work
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