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Duchess of Kent's Catholic funeral: first since 1685

King Charles attends, with heir Prince William & Kate

Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew visits White House

Tells of declining Christian presence in Middle East

Study: 51% of Americans back right to assisted suicide

Figure actually shows decrease from 67% in 2016

China bans unauthorized online religious activity, more

Cleric: Even if aimed at sects like Falun Gong, we're harmed

UN expert urges governments to protect parental rights

Reem Alsalem is joined by de-trans activist C. Cole at panel

Owner's bold 'heist' returns Joan of Arc’s ring to France

Her sole relic, a spoil of war, was jealously kept in England

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The Need to Stop Grasping

By John M. Grondelski
September 16th 2025 11:56 AM

Last Sunday’s Second Reading -- for the Exaltation of the Cross, which preempted the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time -- was St. Paul’s great hymn…

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Can Teenagers Survive Marilyn Manson?

Shock rock lends a certain cachet — in teens' eyes, at any rate — to outsider status. They're trying to be outlaws rather than nerds,…

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Motives of Credibility: The Miracles of Christ

A remarkable amount of evidence supports the claim that Jesus was capable of performing deeds that could not be explained as natural phenomena.

READ ARTICLE
Why Cormac McCarthy Stands Alone Among Novelists

He saw the enduring presence of Christ — or, more exactly, Jesus and Mary — and the reliability of the promises implicit in the Incarnation,…

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MORNING MUST-READS
Duchess of Kent's Catholic funeral: first since 1685

King Charles attends, with heir Prince William & Kate

Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew visits White House

Tells of declining Christian presence in Middle East

Study: 51% of Americans back right to assisted suicide

Figure actually shows decrease from 67% in 2016

China bans unauthorized online religious activity, more

Cleric: Even if aimed at sects like Falun Gong, we're harmed

UN expert urges governments to protect parental rights

Reem Alsalem is joined by de-trans activist C. Cole at panel

Owner's bold 'heist' returns Joan of Arc’s ring to France

Her sole relic, a spoil of war, was jealously kept in England

VIEW ARCHIVE
Duchess of Kent's Catholic funeral: first since 1685

King Charles attends, with heir Prince William & Kate

Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew visits White House

Tells of declining Christian presence in Middle East

Study: 51% of Americans back right to assisted suicide

Figure actually shows decrease from 67% in 2016

China bans unauthorized online religious activity, more

Cleric: Even if aimed at sects like Falun Gong, we're harmed

UN expert urges governments to protect parental rights

Reem Alsalem is joined by de-trans activist C. Cole at panel

Owner's bold 'heist' returns Joan of Arc’s ring to France

Her sole relic, a spoil of war, was jealously kept in England

VIEW ARCHIVE

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The Need to Stop Grasping

September 16th 2025 11:56 AM

Last Sunday’s Second Reading -- for the Exaltation of the Cross, which preempted the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time --…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

September 15th 2025 11:50 AM

The assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 12 on a college campus in Utah, supposedly by a 22-year-old named Tyler…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Random Ruminations #28

September 12th 2025 6:47 AM

Back-to-School Guide for Parents Family Policy Alliance (FPA) is the brainchild of the recently deceased James Dobson. It monitors legislative…

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What “Old Books” Have to Teach Us About Being Human in the 21st Century... Dracula By Bram Stoker... “William Wilson” By Edgar Allan Poe... and more

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Vital Works Reconsidered

When No Man Was His Own... A Thomistic Vision of Man’s Final End... Purgatory on Earth... What Is Free Time For?... and more

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Stand up and defend your faith.

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