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How Four Women Shook Up the Philosophical Establishment at Oxford—and Why This Matters for Us
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“Love in the Ruins”: Walker Percy’s End of the World
It's possible to read Walker Percy without considering his spirituality, but when his writings are approached this way, so much is missed.
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Giving God Our Full and Undivided Attention
By giving our full attention to an activity—and therefore living within that moment—we widen our capacity to hear God’s voice in prayer.
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Doctor Strange Has Lost the Magic
Until Marvel finds magic again, inspiring wonder instead of confusion, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" may be my last of their film franchise...or is it?
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Why the Culture Was Healthier When Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers Were Around
Providence and Vocation in “Father Stu”
Why Doing What Is Right in Your Own Sight Is Such a Bad Idea
Why the Supposed Conflict between Science and Religion Is Tragic Nonsense
The Poison of Gossip
Nietzsche, “The Power of the Dog”, and Psalm 22
The Psalms: The Church’s Song Book
“Strange Rites” and the Promise of Natural Religion
“The Ten Commandments” and Our Pathetic Attention Span
What Are the Laity Supposed to Be?
Three Comings of Christ Prepare Us for Advent
Why Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity Are Not Absolute Values
The Moral and Spiritual Purpose of the Law
How to Live a Meaningful Life
Hannah Arendt, Totalitarianism, and the Distinction Between Fact and Fiction
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Eucharistic Silence
What Makes Humans So Special?
Pathetic Satan, Death Through the Lens of Dante and Dore
Maintaining Inner Peace
The Justice and Mercy of Christ’s Healing Power
Books That Rocked My World: Kierkegaard’s “Papers and Journals”
My “God Moment”: You (and I) are Worth More Than They
“We Lepers”: The Mimetic Saint
Disorder, Reorder, and Right Order: The Lens of Christ
“Russian Doll” Flourishes in the Present Thanks to the Past
Four Reasons to Believe Jesus Was Really Crucified
What Did Chesterton See in the Church?
The Strength in Mary’s Silence
Everyday “Miracles”: Mysteries of the Seen and Unseen
“The Northman”: Hamlet in the Soul of a Berserker
A Chapter that Changed My Life: “Diary of a Country Priest”
Blessed Charles de Foucauld’s Prayer of Abandonment
Empowering Evangelization Through New Media
Saved by the Bells
The Horror Story of Jimmy Savile
How the Liturgical Hours Soften Our Stony Hearts
Time and Timelessness: Lincoln at Gettysburg
Why the Culture Was Healthier When Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers Were Around
“Losing My Religion” Even in These Exalted Days
Easter: Caravaggio and the Wondrous Love
Keep the Crucifix Before Your Eyes and Let it Teach You
The Fragile Little Flame of Silence: Pursue It Where You Can
The One Thing You Need to Enter the Mysteries of Holy Week
Providence and Vocation in “Father Stu”
Making Ready for the Holy: “A Man Will Meet You . . .”
Letters of a Hillbilly Thomist: A Review of Flannery O’Connor’s “The Habit of Being”
“SZNZ: Spring”: Not Peak Weezer, But Still Catchy and Fun
Christ is Eternal: Sell Your Cleverness and Purchase Bewilderment
Resurrection: “The Laundry Guy” and Making All Things New
Overcoming Fear by Willing What God Wills
Prudence, Practical Wisdom, and the “Moral Virtuoso”
With Will Smith’s Slap, We Have Snapped Out of It
“Yes, but…”: Reasoned Debate and the Spice of Loyalty
We Are Beautiful—But Our Natures Are Still Fallen!
Why Doing What Is Right in Your Own Sight Is Such a Bad Idea
Coping With the Uncontrollability of the World
Why God Must Exist and Is it Enough that We ‘Can’ Know It?
Why Recall the Annunciation? Because it Teaches the Primary Lesson
