But What Exactly is Easter?
I. As a general principle, an honest man will want know what something is, or is said to be, before he decides whether he thinks it is true or that he must do anything about […]
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I. As a general principle, an honest man will want know what something is, or is said to be, before he decides whether he thinks it is true or that he must do anything about […]
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Natural Law, common law, Natural Rights, and localism—all so dear to the Founding—existed in 1776, simply put, because of the Catholic Church. […]
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Dr. Peter Kreeft is a prolific writer. Stunningly prolific. This is a man who has taught philosophy at Boston College since 1965, while maintaining a robust schedule as an in-demand speaker on all things Catholic—although […]
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Strange things were demanded of many young Evangelicals in the twentieth century. Perhaps topping the list were the exhortations to question, criticize, and even ridicule evolutionary science, which, we were told, represented a direct assault […]
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On the Readings for Sunday, November 12, 2017 […]
Read MoreFra Angelico’s painting, The Conversion of St. Augustine, offers a great insight into the spirituality of the Doctor of Grace. At the forefront of the painting, commanding the immediate attention of the viewer, is the figure of St. Augustine sitting and weeping. The painting portrays the moment of St. Augustine’s conversion as it is described […]
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Douglas Farrow, PhD, is professor of theology and Christian thought at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. A noted lecturer and a prolific essayist, he is the author of several books, including Ascension and Ecclesia, Ascension Theology, […]
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Robert Royal: Heaven is in Heaven and the New Jerusalem cannot be brought to Earth by our efforts; only God will bring perfect justice at the Second Coming.
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Randall Smith: As C.S. Lewis wrote: “Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance.” What it can’t be is moderately so.
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Randall Smith: Who is better prepared to flourish right now, Aristotle’s magnanimous man or someone more akin to St. Francis or St. Teresa of Calcutta?
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