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The 1621 Project

John Grondelski: Let us celebrate this quadricentennial of Thanksgiving by reclaiming its essence: that we are a people “under God.”

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Iconoclasm and Unintended Consequences

Brad Miner: Over time, essential connections can be lost. Maybe not forever, but possibly so. This is the danger of the mere tearing down.

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‘Justice system is working,’ archbishop says about toppled statue case

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco said the “justice system is working” is a statement issued late Feb. 19 following the arraignment of five people on charges of felony vandalism for toppling a St. Junipero Serra statue outside a Catholic church Oct. 12, 2020.

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What is God Doing Now?

Randall Smith: Saints illuminate every age. It’s no mystery that we find them enlightening in an age in which Satan is eager to extinguish their light.

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Canceling Padre Serra

I have just received word that, after voting to remove a large statue of St. Junípero Serra that stands in front of their City Hall, the government of Ventura, California (which is in my pastoral region) is now considering removing the image of Padre Serra from the county seal. This entire effort to erase the memory of Serra is from a historical standpoint ridiculous and from a moral standpoint more than a little frightening.

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