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As Catholics, let’s take Pope Leo’s encouragement and example to heart: Orthodox Christians are our brothers and sisters, and we ought to pray for a renewal of full communion.
Foundations
Fundamental Principles of Catholic Liturgy
For over three thousand years, God's people have understood proper liturgical practice to be an essential aspect of what it means that God’s will “be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
Enrichment
Caravaggio's stark presentation of the beheading of St. John the Baptist, housed in St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta, Malta, invites us to view a brutal reality through the eyes of faith.
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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