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Category: Gaudium et spes

Reconciling the world with life

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. I’ve found myself rereading the council documents, since they are a treasure trove of insights about the liturgy, Scripture and the universal call to holiness, among other topics.

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Truth is the Telos of a Catholic University

Is truth the telos of a Catholic university?  I’m using telos here the way social scientist Jonathan Haidt does in…

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United by love in the heavenly city

At the end of the Book of Revelation, when St. John describes the vision of heaven he received, he describes heaven as “the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” Imagine that — heaven is a city! Really, imagine the heavenly city. How many people are there?

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‘Laudato Si’: Facing fears honestly, bravely

“Laudato Si’” has changed my perception of the world by helping me be more attentive to how my actions and presence affect all of creation. It has inspired me to pay attention to my consumption, my communal involvement, and my own career hopes and aspirations.

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‘Laudato Si’: Facing fears honestly, bravely

As the first cohort for the Laudato Si’ Action Platform started on Earth Day, April 22, we are at a time as a Catholic Church where we have to embrace the hopes and fears of our young people with honesty and bravery, or risk losing them forever.

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Cardinal Mueller on Questions about Rights

Cardinal Mueller on the rise of legal philosophies that reduce human beings, the unborn especially, to mere pawns in an Orwellian game.

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The Unholy Assault on Unborn Children

An oppressive darkness has settled upon the United States of America. Forty-eight years ago, on January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States “legalized” abortion on demand and this country has never recovered from the damage inflicted on ou…

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An overlooked place of Christ’s presence

A few weeks ago, I knew I was in need of a special dose of divine assistance. I was confused. I was uncertain. I was struggling to trust. I knew I needed to seek out the Lord in an intentional way. Going to a physical place dedicated to the Mother of God seemed like a good idea, so I set aside a Saturday and, along with a brother seminarian, made a one-day pilgrimage to the Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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