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Month: September 2022

Philosophy Is Not a Box of Chocolates

The motion picture “Forrest Gump” earned six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.  Its most celebrated line perfectly captures the simplicity of the main character:  “Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates:  You never know what you’re gonna get.” We do not know what Mama said about philosophy, but if she said it […]

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The “National Synthesis” on the Synod

I was traveling on September 19, and was delayed in reading the National Synthesis prepared by U.S. bishops in advance…

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Matthew’s Marvelous Metanoia

Saint Matthew, also known as Levi, presents Christ as the new Moses, leading His people from the darkness and slavery of sin into the light and freedom of salvation. Yet, Matthew also likely saw himself in Moses, perhaps, of the same tribe – Levi – and whose priestly lineage he likely shared, representing all those[…]

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Kazakhstan, a ‘Country of Encounter’

In his September 21, 2022, General Audience Address, Pope Francis remembered his 38th Apostolic Journey abroad to the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan as a ‘pilgrim of peace’ during this moment of war, and he made a strong appeal against nuclear weapons. The Holy Father also prayed that the resolutions of interfaith leaders gathered at the Congress in Nur-Sultan have concrete consequences.

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