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Cardinals meet in seventh general congregation

Hear finance report, discuss polarization, synodality

Pope Francis made foreign policy a high priority

Relations with Islam may be his enduring contribution

Polymarket website shows $10M bet on next pope

But only $300,000 so far on the date of his election

Two cardinal electors will not attend upcoming conclave

For health reasons; Spain's Cañizares & Kenya's Njue are 79

China names 2nd new bishop without papal approval

An auxiliary in Shanghai; is this a test by CCP officials?

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Justice Barrett has recused herself for the Oklahoma case

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Front & Center

Tom Wolfe's Novel and Its Reception as a Significant Historical Event

No matter what they assert about being defenders of tradition (religion, Western civilization), most 'conservatives' are united only by their hate for their opponents.

READ ARTICLE
Defending Dives, Defunding Lazarus

J.D. Vance invoked St. Augustine and the 'ordo amoris' while discussing immigration issues, drawing great commentary from all sides and even a papal rebuke.

READ ARTICLE
Theosis: The Nexus of Ecology & Eschatology

Dorothy Day often quoted St. Catherine of Siena, emphasizing one particular saying of hers: “All the way to heaven is heaven because He said ‘I…

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Cardinals meet in seventh general congregation

Hear finance report, discuss polarization, synodality

Pope Francis made foreign policy a high priority

Relations with Islam may be his enduring contribution

Polymarket website shows $10M bet on next pope

But only $300,000 so far on the date of his election

Two cardinal electors will not attend upcoming conclave

For health reasons; Spain's Cañizares & Kenya's Njue are 79

China names 2nd new bishop without papal approval

An auxiliary in Shanghai; is this a test by CCP officials?

SCOTUS: Open to state-funded Catholic charter school?

Justice Barrett has recused herself for the Oklahoma case

VIEW ARCHIVE
Cardinals meet in seventh general congregation

Hear finance report, discuss polarization, synodality

Pope Francis made foreign policy a high priority

Relations with Islam may be his enduring contribution

Polymarket website shows $10M bet on next pope

But only $300,000 so far on the date of his election

Two cardinal electors will not attend upcoming conclave

For health reasons; Spain's Cañizares & Kenya's Njue are 79

China names 2nd new bishop without papal approval

An auxiliary in Shanghai; is this a test by CCP officials?

SCOTUS: Open to state-funded Catholic charter school?

Justice Barrett has recused herself for the Oklahoma case

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Is Thomas's Doubt Bad?

April 30th 2025 11:17 AM

The Gospel of the Second Sunday of Easter (Jn 20:19-31) incorporates two appearances by Jesus to His Apostles. His first,…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Immensity of God

April 29th 2025 10:40 AM

“Awesome!” So say the young, and so often that the adults in the room join in. I like to add,…

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Mahmoud, Pierce, and Parental Primacy

April 28th 2025 11:20 AM

The U.S. Supreme Court April 22 heard oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor. The case comes from just down the…

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Is Modern Man Too Healthy for Literature?... Flannery O'Connor & the Representation of Mystery... Reading as Sacrament... more

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Picking on the Average Joe Who Stood Up for the Little Guys... U.S. Seminaries: Condition Stabilized... Killing the Messenger... more

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