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The announcement set the Catholic infosphere abuzz: Bishop Robert Barron’s Word On Fire apostolate is now set to grow in a new direction by adding a small group of priestly religious to its roster. That news came at almost the same time as the revelation that an existing religious community, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, was being…
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) lost little time in releasing an initial response to the slew of executive orders flying off the president’s desk. Having witnessed the knee-jerk modus operandi of the Roman Curia from the inside, my impression is that the Church’s perceived need to issue speedy, timely statements on every…
“You’re so violent.” The blonde was only sore that I forcefully shoved her out of the way of her frisbee catch, giving our team a chance to win and depriving her’s of winning for the time being. She walked away without another word. But the strange word “violent” was still resounding in my ears. Of…
Some things are worse than a devastating fire. Notre-Dame de Paris proves the point. While its façade, walls, and roof have been restored to a pristine perfection, its interior liturgical appointments tell another story. But the vestments. The vestments were the pièce de résistance. They were worn by the Archbishop of Paris and his attendants….
Who would have thought the perfect answer to a question that has long eluded the experts and thought leaders among us would come from so unlikely a source as the newly-inaugurated 47th President of the United States? Or that of all the applause lines in a speech that garnered so many, his answer would prove…
Three hundred years ago, on the night of January 27–28, 1725, one of the most important and controversial tsars in Russian history died: Peter I the Great. His transformative vision reshaped not only the political landscape of Russia but also its cultural and artistic identity. Born in Moscow 52 years earlier, Peter Romanov, the son…
God has seen all His creation to be good. As Christians, we rejoice in this goodness. We delight in the loveliness of the sun and moon, in the odor of the sweet olive, in the taste of flesh and fowl and grain, in the spirits that raise our spirits, in the marital bond that brings…
This world is not the same as it was two weeks ago. Technicolor has arrived in Oz. The sense of dread I’ve had for several years now is slowly receding. I can hardly wait to get out of bed in the morning (metaphorically, anyway). Accustomed as we are to the glacial pace of anything institutional,…
Above: Jesus walking on the Sea of Galilee by Paul Bril (c. 1553/1554–1626). After having considered in Part 1 what miracles are – and what they are not – we next consider the testimony of the Holy Scriptures on miracles through both the New and the Old Testament. This article is the second in a…
I am tired of new ideas. I don’t mean to say that I’m tired of learning. Nor do I mean that I don’t appreciate fresh takes on old subjects. But the constant reinvention of the wheel has worn me out. There is no need to reconfigure my mental space for the sake of being “up…
