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The Theologian’s Right and Duty to Remain Silent
It might not be easy for theologians to keep their contrarian opinions out of the view of the general public, but it is what is asked of them.
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The Objects of Our Spiritual Influence
We might be pulled by these objects, placing inordinate importance on them, striving after them as a way to prove to ourselves, or others, our intrinsic value.
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An Ignatian Approach to Astronomy with Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ
Br. Guy explores his Jesuit vocation, the Ignatian approach to faith and science, his work studying meteorites, and much more.
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All Men Are Created Equal
Great principles undergird the founding of our nation, despite Jefferson’s and our own failures to live up to them.
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The Genius of American Independence
We should spend time in the coming year reflecting on what the American genius has been historically and is today in the twenty-first century.
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Making the Church Visible: Flannery O’Connor’s Christian Witness
Ralph C. Wood looks to American literature for help in renewing the vitality of American Christianity and finds it in the work of Flannery O’Connor.
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The Scopes Trial and the Drama of Harmonizing Faith and Reason
The trial of John T. Scopes in July 1925 has only the O. J. Simpson trial as a competitor for the moniker “trial of the century.”
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Word on Fire Leads 2025 Catholic Media Association Book Awards, Taking Home 34 Honors
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Reclaiming the Right to Live
The line between compulsion and coercion is the strength of a culture that values and promotes all human life.
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Return to the Heart
On the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we are reminded of Jesus’s “restless heart” and pray for the grace to align our hearts with his.
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