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Let’s pray for an increase in peace in our world – for less conflict and more goodwill, less violence and more understanding, less cruelty and more justice, both now and in whatever is to come.
Foundations
Who Was John Henry Newman?
Learn the story of Saint John Henry Newman, soon to be named a Doctor of the Church and co-patron of Catholic Education by Pope Leo XIV.
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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