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Labor and Creation

Is a world in which humanity is freed from labor a world we want to inhabit?

Jul 9, 2026
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That They May Be One

Why is it so important that we, as a Church, pursue unity? And what kind of unity are we really looking for?

Jul 2, 2026
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Unity in Truth

In a recent address, Pope Leo highlighted what a great gift the Eastern Churches are, noting that they offer Catholics a rich, and important, diversity.

Jun 25, 2026
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Victim Culture

An influencer couple has faced backlash for portraying themselves as victims after aborting their unborn baby. The episode may tell us more about our culture than we'd like to admit.

Jun 18, 2026
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The Consolation of Limitation

There are stories already of the ways AI is landing strange, often frightening, roles in human life. AI can make us forget how badly we need to stay rooted in the real.

Jun 11, 2026
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What Data Cannot Quantify

Are we in the midst of a new Great (Catholic) Awakening, or simple seeing an eddy amidst a secularizing tide?

Jun 4, 2026
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A Cry of Desperation, a Plea for Love

Physician-assisted suicide, now known as Medical-Aid-in-Dying, has been sold to us as an expression of rationality and autonomy. Perhaps the cry for such a death "is in reality a cry of desperation from the depressed and isolated, in short, the plea for love."

May 27, 2026
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Charity Face-to-Face

The question of borders, immigration, and care for migrants is a heady one, at the moment – one where political loyalties aren’t always playing out as expected, and individual conscience is tending to come into conflict with party duty.

May 21, 2026
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The Desire For Uncompromising Truth

What has Pope Leo recently noted about the relationship between faith and science?

May 14, 2026
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Seeing with a Coherent Moral Vision

The moment we begin to diminish elements of the Gospel, we begin to unravel the whole.

May 7, 2026