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Month: May 2021

A Fine Time to Be a Catholic

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Under SiegeAs the late, great Fr. James Schall reminded us, “St. Thomas Aquinas teaches that the greatest service that we can offer our neighbor is to know the truth, to speak the truth.” Austin Ruse offers this greatest service in his new book, Under Siege: No Finer Time to Be a Faithful Catholic. Full disclosure: Austin […]

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Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter

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Reading I Acts 13:44-52

On the following sabbath
almost the whole city
gathered to hear the word of the Lord. 
When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy
and with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said. 
Both Paul…

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Vatican tackles psychological fallout from Covid pandemic

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One of the less documented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the impact of lockdowns, uncertainties and restrictions on the mental health of the millions who’ve had a first-hand experience of the virus, either due to the loss of a loved one, as first responders or as newly unemployed workers.

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However humble, colonia feels like home for these migrants

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In the northern part of Donna, Maria Hernandez lives with her five children in a yellow mobile home. One of its shattered windows is boarded up; an air conditioner, propped up by a wooden pole, hangs from another. Among the items sitting on the ground outside are a broken toilet, a toddler’s car seat, and a mop.

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Saint Joseph, the Model for Every Worker

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On this Saturday, the First of May 2021, we celebrate the feast of St Joseph the Worker. This feast has a recent history. In fact, in the midst of the Cold War, when Soviet Communism was at its most aggressive, the Spirit of the Lord inspired the Venerable Pope Pius XII to ease the global[…]

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Politicizing the Eucharist

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Thomas Weinandy OFM Cap.: Dissident Catholic politicians can hardly be called devout just because they present themselves for Holy Communion.

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Irvine Texas Conference, my talk on St. Joseph

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Unhappily, Delta called and said my flight was canceled to Dallas/Fort Worth Saturday morning. The conference has as speakers Cardinal Pell, Bishop Strickland, Dr. Ralph Martin, Trent Horn, and myself. So, Annalisa from the conference handled it without missing a beat and I will now be joining the conference virtually. But, I am getting real sick […]

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