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Truth, Power, and Justice

Martin Luther King's legacy is tied up in his conviction on the importance of natural law - a conviction that is often overlooked by activists in the present day.

Jan 18, 2024
The Eucharist

SEEK and Taking Stock

The convergence of 24,000 young people in St. Louis, Missouri, for FOCUS's SEEK Conference says a lot about the future of the Church.

Jan 11, 2024
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Relocating Misplaced Hopes

One resolution we may make this new year is to relocate any of our misplaced hopes amidst a politically charged world, steadying ourselves with each new day in the epic reality our faith gives us.

Jan 4, 2024
Painting of the Holy Innocents

The Brutality of the Feast of the Holy Innocents

The Feast of the Holy Innocents seems to be a brutal intrusion on the festivity and cheer of the Christmas season. How can we allow it to inform our faith?

Dec 28, 2023
The Vatican

Blessings, Same-sex Couples, and the Vatican

Church documents are to be read through the lens of the tradition of the Church.

Dec 21, 2023

Free Speech and Moral Integrity

Elite American higher ed has again found itself immersed in political back-and-forth over what constitutes “free speech” on their campuses.

Dec 14, 2023
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The Practical Atheism of New Agnosticism

We are experts at persuading ourselves that what we do not want to be true is false, or at least uncertain.

Dec 7, 2023
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Christians and Robotic Life

How are Christians to approach questions of artificial intelligence - with disdain and dread, excitement and joy, or something else entirely?

Nov 30, 2023
An autumn path

To Our Beneficent Father

"I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States... to set apart and observe... a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens."

Nov 23, 2023
Christ over the fog

Christianity and a Free Society

Christianity has played a significant role in safeguarding, not hindering, a free and just society.

Nov 16, 2023