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Ralph Ellison's Angle of Vision

The novel's central figure tells not only of black history and culture, black psy­chology and politics, but gives a full account of a nation's mid-century…

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Every Life a Mass

Unlike any other transcendent experience, the Mass contains the whole breadth and depth of life. It is birth and death and resurrection, again and again.

READ ARTICLE
Letters to the Editor: December 2025

The Art of Dying... How the Atonement Works... The Incomparable Kreeft... Moonie Mistakes... Invigorating... and more

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Jerusalem Patriarchs criticize ‘Christian Zionism’

Ideology, boosted by Israel, harms Holy Land Christians

Iran protests: Christian casualties, arrests reported

Churches fear targeted accusations amid crackdown

Thousands of young people march for life in Paris

But French hierarchy is conspicuous by its absence

NY state drops case to force nuns to pay for abortion

Becket lawyer: At long last, 'disgraceful campaign' is over

Pope to celebrate Holy Thurs. Mass at St. John Lateran

Restoring long-standing tradition set aside for 12 years

U.S., Syria, Israel, Germany all in line for new nuncios

While Church trains only a dozen new diplomats per year

VIEW ARCHIVE
Jerusalem Patriarchs criticize ‘Christian Zionism’

Ideology, boosted by Israel, harms Holy Land Christians

Iran protests: Christian casualties, arrests reported

Churches fear targeted accusations amid crackdown

Thousands of young people march for life in Paris

But French hierarchy is conspicuous by its absence

NY state drops case to force nuns to pay for abortion

Becket lawyer: At long last, 'disgraceful campaign' is over

Pope to celebrate Holy Thurs. Mass at St. John Lateran

Restoring long-standing tradition set aside for 12 years

U.S., Syria, Israel, Germany all in line for new nuncios

While Church trains only a dozen new diplomats per year

VIEW ARCHIVE

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A Genuinely Catholic Approach to History

January 21st 2026 11:46 AM

Modern Christians consume historical narratives the way they consume streaming services: with restless impatience and very little context. Every crisis…

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The Forgotten Duty of Chivalry

January 20th 2026 12:07 PM

Chivalry did not appear out of nowhere. It is not the random invention of medieval knights or a quaint code…

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Gotta Serve Somebody

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