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The Potency of Common Sense

“Common sense” – clear anthropology – has an attractive potency to it, which we could do well not to underestimate.

Mar 14, 2024

What is the Role of Faith in Politics?

Last week, a political commentator set off debate when she made claims about "Christian nationalism." What does that term mean, and how are we to think about it?

Mar 7, 2024
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What We Want to See versus Reality

The uproar around the Alabama Supreme Court decision handed down earlier this month, which defined human embryos as human beings, is only getting louder.

Feb 29, 2024
Shanghai

Utopias and the "Wisdom" of the World

Feb 22, 2024
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Love, Sanctity, and Satisfaction

On Valentine's Day, soulmates, vocation, and human freedom.

Feb 15, 2024
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Ritual and Renewal

The Super Bowl (and the morning after) serve as a reminder of the human urge to live according to the rhythms of the cosmos.

Feb 8, 2024
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Remember the Sabbath

The habits invited by the Christian faith are not meant to be mainly burdensome - so why do we often view the Sabbath as a burden and a restriction?

Feb 1, 2024
Christ the Redeemer

A Culture of Life

For too long, believers have been cowed into silence by the insinuation that religion is a ‘private’ matter. Nonsense.

Jan 25, 2024
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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