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The Meaning Behind Words: A Report from the Cradle of Liberty

Nicholas Damberg

October 28, 2026

The words of the Declaration are not simply ideals but tangible reminders of the freedom God has created within us for his glory.

Crowd gathered outside Pennsylvania State House to listen to the resolutions approved by the Continental Congress

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Revisiting Caroline Gordon’s ‘The Malefactors’ in a Time of Technological Turbulence

Dr. Alex Taylor

October 27, 2026

The novel is fundamentally concerned with the relationship between the various levels of the hierarchy of being in the cosmos and, indeed, within humankind.

Elizabeth Holmes from You Can See Everything

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The Nesting Doll: Elizabeth Holmes and ‘You Can See Everything’

Dr. Tod Worner

October 26, 2026

Is Elizabeth Holmes a canny, sociopathic manipulator intent on maintaining a cynical fiction to manage her image and elude punishment?

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The Glory of God’s Worship

Thomas J. Kronholz

October 26, 2026

The self-affirmations of secularism will not suffice for us to recognize the mystery of our making in God.

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America Needs You, Thomas Aquinas

Bishop Robert Barron

January 28, 2026

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A Glimpse into the World of USCCB Committees

Bishop Robert Barron

November 18, 2025

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A European Evangelical Adventure

Bishop Robert Barron

August 12, 2025

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The Three Great Promises

Bishop Robert Barron

June 17, 2025

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The Kingdom of Caesar and Peter the Rock

Bishop Robert Barron

May 20, 2025

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Something Happened: A Sermon for Easter

Bishop Robert Barron

April 21, 2025

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The Eloquent Ambiguity of ‘I Believe’

Bishop Robert Barron

March 3, 2025

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As the Diocesan Synod Approaches

Bishop Robert Barron

February 25, 2025

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The Witness of a Consecrated Life

Bishop Robert Barron

January 21, 2025

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Some Thoughts Upon Returning from the Second Session of the Synod

Bishop Robert Barron

November 5, 2024

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As I Leave for the Second Session of the Synod

Bishop Robert Barron

September 24, 2024

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Celebrating Our New Chancery Chapel

Bishop Robert Barron

August 20, 2024

Bishop Barron at the Eucharistic Congress

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The Eucharistic Congress and the Primacy of the Supernatural

Bishop Robert Barron

July 23, 2024

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Taking the Time This Summer to Pray

Bishop Robert Barron

July 16, 2024

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The Higher You Go Liturgically, the Lower You Should Go in Service of the Poor

Bishop Robert Barron

June 11, 2024

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The 3 Countercultural Promises of a Priest

Bishop Robert Barron

May 7, 2024

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On Patriotism, Telephone Companies, and Gratitude

Dr. Christopher Kaczor

October 24, 2026

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A Tragedy in Education

Henry T. Edmondson III

October 23, 2026

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The Culture of Death Is on the Ballot This November

Dr. Kody W. Cooper

October 22, 2026

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Politics and Culture Are Downstream of Anthropology and Theology

Dr. Richard Clements

October 22, 2026

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The Fall Ball Blues: Vulgarity at the Plate

Dr. Kody W. Cooper

October 21, 2026

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After DEI? A Theological Exploration

Robert P. George & Brandon Van Dyck

October 20, 2026

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‘Spare Us Yet’: Short Stories of Catholicism, COVID, and Cancellation

Jonathan Mittiga

October 19, 2026

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The Danger of Turning the Exception of Family Into the Rule

Noelle Mering

October 16, 2026

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Pursuing ‘Sense’ and ‘Sensibility’ in Catholic Dating

Nora Kenney Mittiga

October 15, 2026

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On Being Tamed by Great Literature

Moira Gleason

October 14, 2026

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Analyzing the Theological Arguments for Abortion Abolitionism

Dr. Kody W. Cooper

October 13, 2026

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The Quiet Courage of Robert Hugh Benson

Dr. Holly Ordway

October 12, 2026

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John Prine’s Beatific Vision

Eric Cyr

October 10, 2026

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Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Power of Forgiveness

Matthew Malone

October 9, 2026

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Recent Ratzingeria: A Scholar’s Top 10 Benedict XVI Reads

Dr. Tracey Rowland

October 8, 2026

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Love in the Time of Acedia

Daniel Fitzpatrick

October 7, 2026

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The Words on the Tip of Your Tongue

Jack F. Trent

October 6, 2026

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St. Bartolo Longo Transformed Pompeii Through the Rosary

Margaret Peppiatt

October 5, 2026

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St. Francis and Sister Death

Dr. Hannah Barrett

October 3, 2026

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The Politics of Envy and Contentment

Henry T. Edmondson III

October 2, 2026

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The Feast of the Little Flower, St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Fr. Steve Grunow

October 1, 2026

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Potentiality and Sexual Ethics

Henry Long

October 1, 2026

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‘Resident Evil’: The Evil and Fear That Resides in Every Man

Dr. Kody W. Cooper

September 30, 2026

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Flannery O’Connor and the Spiritual Quest of Gen Z

Fr. Damian Ference

September 30, 2026

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Other Strange Vocations: Grace in the Witness of the Saints

Mark Bradford

September 29, 2026

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Different Eyes: The Catholic Demon and the X-Men

Matthew Malone

September 28, 2026

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A New Adaption of ‘East of Eden’—Please Read the Book First

Henry T. Edmondson III

September 25, 2026

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A Conversation with Bonnie Engstrom, Mother of Fulton Sheen’s ‘Miracle Baby’

Word on Fire

September 24, 2026

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On Not Seeing It All: Bishop Barron’s ‘Heaven in Stone and Glass’

Dr. Tod Worner

September 22, 2026

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The Unlikely Conversion of Carlos Lehder, the Medellín Cartel’s Last‑Standing Narco

Johanna Duncan

September 22, 2026

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A Catholic Response to the Hugging Face Incident

Dr. Joseph Vukov

September 21, 2026

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‘Moby-Dick’ and the Problem of Suffering

Dr. Kelly Scott Franklin

September 21, 2026

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The Holy Face of Manoppello: Beauty, Strangeness, and Evangelization

Daniel Fitzpatrick

September 19, 2026

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Sin and Redemption in Craig Finn’s Little Worlds

Eric Cyr

September 18, 2026

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The Broadcast Bishop: Fulton J. Sheen

Isabelle Larivee

September 17, 2026

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A New Bible Study Opportunity for Evangelists

Nell O’Leary

September 16, 2026

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Josef Pieper on the Four Cardinal Virtues

Dr. Tracey Rowland

September 16, 2026

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A Work of the Resurrection: Faith Formation at the University of Notre Dame

Fr. Gerry Olinger, CSC

September 16, 2026

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‘Der arme Heinrich’ and True Self‑Sacrificial Love

Lydia Perri

September 15, 2026

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Psychotherapy or Confession?

Dr. D. P. Curtin

September 14, 2026

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An Alternative to Helicopter Parenting

Sarah Larkin

September 12, 2026

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Dispelling the Darkness of September 11

Fr. Steve Grunow

September 11, 2026

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The Meaning Behind Words: A Report from the Cradle of Liberty

Revisiting Caroline Gordon’s ‘The Malefactors’ in a Time of Technological Turbulence

The Nesting Doll: Elizabeth Holmes and ‘You Can See Everything’

The Glory of God’s Worship

Bishop Barron’s Articles

America Needs You, Thomas Aquinas

A Glimpse into the World of USCCB Committees

A European Evangelical Adventure

The Three Great Promises

The Kingdom of Caesar and Peter the Rock

Something Happened: A Sermon for Easter

The Eloquent Ambiguity of ‘I Believe’

As the Diocesan Synod Approaches

The Witness of a Consecrated Life

Some Thoughts Upon Returning from the Second Session of the Synod

As I Leave for the Second Session of the Synod

Celebrating Our New Chancery Chapel

The Eucharistic Congress and the Primacy of the Supernatural

Taking the Time This Summer to Pray

The Higher You Go Liturgically, the Lower You Should Go in Service of the Poor

The 3 Countercultural Promises of a Priest

On Patriotism, Telephone Companies, and Gratitude

A Tragedy in Education

The Culture of Death Is on the Ballot This November

Politics and Culture Are Downstream of Anthropology and Theology

The Fall Ball Blues: Vulgarity at the Plate

After DEI? A Theological Exploration

‘Spare Us Yet’: Short Stories of Catholicism, COVID, and Cancellation

The Danger of Turning the Exception of Family Into the Rule

Pursuing ‘Sense’ and ‘Sensibility’ in Catholic Dating

On Being Tamed by Great Literature

Analyzing the Theological Arguments for Abortion Abolitionism

The Quiet Courage of Robert Hugh Benson

John Prine’s Beatific Vision

Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Power of Forgiveness

Recent Ratzingeria: A Scholar’s Top 10 Benedict XVI Reads

Love in the Time of Acedia

The Words on the Tip of Your Tongue

St. Bartolo Longo Transformed Pompeii Through the Rosary

St. Francis and Sister Death

The Politics of Envy and Contentment

The Feast of the Little Flower, St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Potentiality and Sexual Ethics

‘Resident Evil’: The Evil and Fear That Resides in Every Man

Flannery O’Connor and the Spiritual Quest of Gen Z

Other Strange Vocations: Grace in the Witness of the Saints

Different Eyes: The Catholic Demon and the X-Men

A New Adaption of ‘East of Eden’—Please Read the Book First

A Conversation with Bonnie Engstrom, Mother of Fulton Sheen’s ‘Miracle Baby’

Not Made for the Machine: Thoughts from the ‘Better Way Forward for Women’ Convention

On Not Seeing It All: Bishop Barron’s ‘Heaven in Stone and Glass’

The Unlikely Conversion of Carlos Lehder, the Medellín Cartel’s Last‑Standing Narco

A Catholic Response to the Hugging Face Incident

‘Moby-Dick’ and the Problem of Suffering

The Holy Face of Manoppello: Beauty, Strangeness, and Evangelization

Bishop Barron and Theo Von: A Truly Edifying Comment Section

Sin and Redemption in Craig Finn’s Little Worlds

The Broadcast Bishop: Fulton J. Sheen

A New Bible Study Opportunity for Evangelists

Josef Pieper on the Four Cardinal Virtues

A Work of the Resurrection: Faith Formation at the University of Notre Dame

‘Der arme Heinrich’ and True Self‑Sacrificial Love

Psychotherapy or Confession?

An Alternative to Helicopter Parenting

Dispelling the Darkness of September 11