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Evangelizing Through Beauty
Evangelizing Through the Good
What I Learned Talking with Thousands of Skeptics on Reddit
René Girard and the Social Media Swamp
Bishop Barron Appointed Bishop of Diocese of Winona-Rochester (Minnesota)
How Four Women Shook Up the Philosophical Establishment at Oxford—and Why This Matters for Us
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
Breaking Out of the Prison of Self-Invention
Come Back to Mass!
Stretching Out to Great Things: A Commencement Address for the University of St. Thomas
Should Suffering Shake Our Faith?
We’re All Becoming Platonists Now—And That’s Not Good
The Evangelical Path of Word on Fire
“Wokeism” in France: The Chickens Coming Home to Roost
Why We Need a Distribution of Power
“Culture Warrior” and the Fallacy of Misplaced Concreteness
“Dominion,” the Values of the West, and the Cross of Christ
Doing Some Real Advent Spiritual Work
Pope Francis, “Fratelli Tutti,” and the Universal Destination of Goods
Four Principles for Catholics during Election Season
Acknowledging an Abyss; Finding a Bridge
You’re Meant to Be an Eagle, Not a Chicken: A Reflection on Baptism
The Book of Exodus and Why Coming Back to Mass Matters
Canceling Padre Serra
Martin Luther King and the Religious Motivation for Social Change
Why “What are the Bishops Doing About it?” is the Wrong Question
Heart of Jesus, Holy Temple of God
Pentecost and the Fires in Our Cities
“Unorthodox” and the Modern Myth of Origins
“Laudato Si” Athwart Modernity
Why We Can’t Do Evil Even If Good May Come
The Quarantine’s Three Lessons About the Church
