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Harmonizing the Temporal Order

Christians often sway between caring about politics too much and caring about politics too little. How can we find the happy medium?

Jul 25, 2024
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Eucharistic Seeing

Catholics losing their confidence in the doctrine of the Eucharist is indicative of a much more encompassing wound: the loss of the sacramental vision of reality.

Jul 18, 2024
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Success and Sacrifice

The Christian vision of success rests on a concept we often overlook: fidelity.

Jul 11, 2024
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Christ as King

Christians aren’t meant to think about institutions as a necessary evil; rather, they are to give serious thought to learning meaningful patterns for robust institutional life.

Jul 4, 2024
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Why Excommunicate?

Excommunication may seem like a mean-spirited thing to do. So why does the Church continue to do it?

Jun 27, 2024
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Where the Church Grows

Christianity is booming in Africa, with growth and endurance in the face of persecution. Perhaps the West's slowness to recognize this reality points to a moral wound.

Jun 20, 2024
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Utopian Dreams and Disillusionment

The utopian visions of the modern West can never quite deliver: they fail to map onto a true anthropological vision of a fallen and limited humanity.

Jun 13, 2024
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Principle and Sentiment

The Netherlands' approval of assisted suicide for a healthy woman due to mental suffering has reignited euthanasia debates, highlighting a shift from traditional Christian values to modern autonomy and freedom.

Jun 6, 2024
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A Polarized World is a Clear World

A polarized world is often an uncomfortable world - but it's also a world in which the Christian mission is clear. And that’s no small gift.

May 30, 2024
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God's Sovereignty Over Our Worst Ideas

Within the modern West, it's less clear today than it might have been several decades ago what it means for a man to be a good man, where he should direct his hopes, and how he's meant to live.

May 23, 2024