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And German Synodal Path is 'a watering down of the faith'

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Bhattacharya: Ban specifically targets the selling of tissue

EU, US prelates highlight plight of Holy Land Christians

In West Bank they face 'endless attacks' from Israeli settlers

Vatican rejects claims of widespread worker discontent

Internal survey found distrust of managers & harassment

Pope names canonist as sec'y at Dicastery for Clergy

As he reviews org's authority to laicize priests involuntarily

Abp. Gänswein: ‘Normality’ is returning to the Vatican

And German Synodal Path is 'a watering down of the faith'

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Modern Christians consume historical narratives the way they consume streaming services: with restless impatience and very little context. Every crisis arrives framed by pundits, platforms,…

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Front & Center

Pretending to Be a Monk?

Per­haps the fascination with monasticism is connected with the exotic quality of monks' lives, the tranquility, the strange sounding liturgical language...

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Briefly Reviewed: January-February 2026

From Silence to Silence: A Benedictine Pilgrimage to God’s Sanctuary... When the Clock Broke... All Ye That Pass By. Book 1: Gone for a Soldier

READ ARTICLE
DEFCON, Neocon, Katechon

Why must there be empires that brook no challengers, empires that use genocide to clear land as a matter of course? Because evil must be…

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In The News

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NIH ends tax-funded research with aborted baby parts

Bhattacharya: Ban specifically targets the selling of tissue

EU, US prelates highlight plight of Holy Land Christians

In West Bank they face 'endless attacks' from Israeli settlers

Vatican rejects claims of widespread worker discontent

Internal survey found distrust of managers & harassment

Pope names canonist as sec'y at Dicastery for Clergy

As he reviews org's authority to laicize priests involuntarily

Abp. Gänswein: ‘Normality’ is returning to the Vatican

And German Synodal Path is 'a watering down of the faith'

Trusted Vatican correspondent John Allen Jr. dies at 61

Allen blazed trail with fair, accurate, balanced reporting

VIEW ARCHIVE
NIH ends tax-funded research with aborted baby parts

Bhattacharya: Ban specifically targets the selling of tissue

EU, US prelates highlight plight of Holy Land Christians

In West Bank they face 'endless attacks' from Israeli settlers

Vatican rejects claims of widespread worker discontent

Internal survey found distrust of managers & harassment

Pope names canonist as sec'y at Dicastery for Clergy

As he reviews org's authority to laicize priests involuntarily

Abp. Gänswein: ‘Normality’ is returning to the Vatican

And German Synodal Path is 'a watering down of the faith'

Trusted Vatican correspondent John Allen Jr. dies at 61

Allen blazed trail with fair, accurate, balanced reporting

VIEW ARCHIVE

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'What Is a Woman?' Revisited

January 23rd 2026 12:09 PM

I grew up in a New Jersey Rust Belt town which has lost its factories and is now somewhat economically…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Narcissus Gets Married

January 22nd 2026 1:04 PM

The image of a bride exchanging rings with a figure floating inside augmented reality glasses appears at first glance as…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

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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