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The Church of 2050

The Archdiocese of Baltimore recently announced a new initiative designed to “reimagine Catholic life in Baltimore City and some nearby…

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The Power of the Powerless

I started this column hoping to focus on Václav Havel’s great 1978 essay, “The Power of the Powerless,” collected here. …

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What Is Normal?

There is a poorly organized force, that opposes the latest “woke” ideology in America and the West. I use the term…

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People Are Decisive

For most of my adult life I’ve carried around a quotation from Mao Zedong.  It sounds weird, doesn’t it.  Mao…

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70 Bishops Warn of Germany’s “Synodal Path”

In a time of unrest and confusion, well-intended efforts at decentralizing any community or organization can have unwelcome consequences.  The…

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Our “Land of the Free” Today

Francis X. Maier: To risk your life for something other than yourself is authentic freedom. It comes from self-denial, not self-indulgence.

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Ukraine and the Western Conscience

Francis X. Maier: As Russia moves closer to invading Ukraine, we should understand the history of Ukrainian resistance to Russian oppression.

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2022: There’s Good News and Bad News

Francis X. Maier: Assume the best in others. Critique issues and behaviors, not persons. Spoken words can be forgotten; not so written words.

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The Promise and Peril of Synods

Francis X. Maier: Pope Francis surely intends to foster unity and clarity of belief. Whether the 2023 synod will do so is still to be seen.

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