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"Jostling" for Influence

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.

Oct 30, 2025
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Passing on Intellectual Riches

For the Christian faith, the education of the poor is not a favor but a duty.

Oct 23, 2025
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The Universal Church in Our Particular Place

In Pope Leo’s election, the reality of the universal Church has come much closer to American Catholic life.

Oct 16, 2025
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A Sacralizing Impulse

Where exactly do our allegiances to political or military institutions lie? And how perilously close to our ultimate allegiances do they – and should they – run?

Oct 9, 2025
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Powers Unseen

Despite the fact that we moderns tend to forget, spiritual realities and immaterial persons surround us.

Oct 2, 2025
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United Towards What?

The United Nations has a reputation for strongly worded letters devoid of action. What gives?

Sep 25, 2025
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Faith Tech?

Bots, apps, chats, and God. To what extent can faith-based used of technology and artificial intelligence lead us closer to God - and to what extent do they lead us toward a mirage?

Sep 18, 2025
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Societal Ills and Personal Responsibility

Many young people today are living less boldly, and with more fear. When such a disposition to life has taken hold, it’s no surprise that the idea of socialism would be a dreamy and comforting one.

Sep 11, 2025
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Is Technological Progress Human Progress?

On progress, the recurring desire of the proud human heart to be creator, and artificial intelligence.

Sep 4, 2025
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Falling Out of Existence

Without being able to make sense out of suffering and the meaning of death, it’s almost impossible to make sense out of one’s life.

Aug 28, 2025