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Weekly Update

Sunrise by a barn in winter

All Things New

At the end of a year plagued by earthly uncertainty, we look to a new year confident in the power of God's healing mercy and in Christ's promise: "Behold, I make all things new."

Dec 30, 2021
Sunrise over a winter forest

Opportunities for Salvation

Reading the news can make us despondent, but the Redeemer is not afraid of the mess.

Dec 23, 2021
The sun rises through the trees on a winter morning

Impending or Long-awaited?

Preparing to encounter Christ as our period of waiting draws near its end, the question of our first parents, and the original seeds of the corrosion of the family.

Dec 16, 2021
The Façade of Notre-Dame de Paris

Dorothy Day, Notre-Dame de Paris, and "Christmas"

Dorothy Day as remembered by a friend, Pope Francis chastises the EU, and debate over rebuilding Notre-Dame de Paris.

Dec 9, 2021
An Advent Candle

Leisure and Advent

The true meaning of leisure, the three comings of Christ, and a realistic presentation of Christmas set to hit theaters.

Dec 2, 2021
An autumn sunrise over a field

Thank Who?

Despite secularity and division, Americans have set aside a day each year to give thanks to God for the blessings of life.

Nov 25, 2021
Foot traffic

On the "Right Side of History"

The "right side of history," the most premature infant to have ever lived, Christians and pessimism, and an expanding religious order.

Nov 18, 2021
A forest road in autumn

Laboring for Peace and Meaning

On Veterans Day and the feast of St. Martin of Tours, we reflect in gratitude on the hard-won peace we have so often enjoyed and commit ourselves to using it rightly.

Nov 11, 2021
Light streams into the empty Notre Dame de Reims, France

Saints, Souls, and Politicians

Election night, which fell on the feast of All Souls, reminds us of the difficulties of political prognostication and transitoriness of this world. Memento mori!

Nov 4, 2021
A man sits alone in a church with stained glass windows

Paid to Go to Church

An author reflects his reasons for paying his daughter to go to church, Cardinal Pell examines the role of the Church in secular democracies, and the scandal of the Church.

Oct 28, 2021