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How the Cardinal Virtues Can Guide the Young

Monsignor James Shea

August 5, 2026

The cardinal virtues provide us with an excellent understanding of our human nature, and lay out a clear roadmap, of special importance for the young.

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Artifice in Modernity and the Beautiful Messiness of Being Human

Annemarie Krall

August 5, 2026

It is intimate engagement with the world, the inefficient, uncomfortable, inconvenient mess of life where we live most fully as Christians.

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The Church of Wellness Is Not Making the Cut

Johanna Duncan

August 4, 2026

It’s much easier to sell stillness than surrender, and much easier to sell a god who asks nothing of you than the one who tends to ask for everything.

The Vale of Soul-Making

Dr. Richard Clements

August 3, 2026

In the formulation of his own personal “system of salvation,” John Keats has fallen victim to two perennial temptations to which we human beings are subject.

‘Toy Story 5’ Helps Us Cultivate Wonder Anew

Dr. LuElla D’Amico

July 31, 2026

Wonder is not merely found in childhood. It is cultivated there. And perhaps that is one way we become like little children again.

Can America Disagree Better?

Jack Trent

July 30, 2026

A greater commitment to logic and media literacy will help more Americans see past the razzle-dazzle strategy of entertainment politics and return to sound thinking.

Interior Silence and Accepting Reality to Foster God’s Presence

Christopher Hazell

July 29, 2026

Interior silence matters because without it, we cannot accept our reality as given, and it is precisely there where God dwells.

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Three Key Ways Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ Is Timelessly Compelling

Dr. Kody W. Cooper

July 28, 2026

The film is true to the original in three key ways in which it portrays the world and captures the imagination: as moralistic, as providentially governed, and as familistic. 

Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’: Seeing Homer’s Story Through Epic Tradition

Dr. Alex Taylor

July 28, 2026

Nolan’s portrayal of the good of hospitality, the danger of rational control’s abuse of that good, and the penitential possibility of exile all become apparent through epic tradition.

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The Shepherd Cannot Run: Bl. Stanley Rother

Isabelle Larivee

July 28, 2026

“The shepherd cannot run at the first sign of danger. Pray for me, that I might be a sign of the coming of Christ for these good people.”

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The Church of Wellness Is Not Making the Cut
Johanna Duncan

Wellness culture’s attempt to double as religion is not new. What starts as well meaning becomes a well-decorated form of narcissism.

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Evangelization & Culture Journal Highlight
How the Cardinal Virtues Can Guide the Young
Msgr. James Shea

The noble tradition of the four cardinal virtues can be a huge help in bringing order and harmony to our human and spiritual chaos. Here are just a few key aspects of the cardinal virtues of particular help in serving our youth and young adults.

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The College Beat from Evangelization & Culture
‘I Was So Much Older Then, I’m Younger Than That Now’
THE COLLEGE BEAT: ONE YEAR ON — By Dr. Tod Worner

Thank you to all of our young writers and to all who have read their work and written to us about them. The College Beat will return in September with the opening of the new school year.

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