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Pope St. Paul VI

Making Sense of Our Liturgical Morass
December 2019We need a clearer understanding of the Church’s relationship with her past and her tradition that will help guide us along the uncharted road ahead.
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Catholic Dreamers’ Failed Dialogue with Islam
November 2018Interreligious talks have proven fruitless, and our own theologians have not told us even the minimum of truth about Islam.
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An Exclusive Interview with Karl A. Schultz On the Canonization of Pope Paul VI
October 2018Paul VI was arguably the most influential — and assailed — Catholic of the 20th century. His impact on the Church was unparalleled, due to the time of his reign.
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The Triumph & Tragedy of the Most Misunderstood Document in Modern Church History
July-August 2018The encyclical is a profound reflection on marital love that was later deepened and contextualized in more pastoral and juridical (canon law) forums.
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Why Humanae Vitae Got It Right
July-August 2018In these times, the idea of self-giving love is squeezed out by the identification of love with sexual attraction and pleasure.
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A First Step in the Recovery of a Catholic Vision of Reality
April 2018The old Mass cannot be revived successfully in isolation or simply as a juridical mandate or even a catechetical tool.
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Is the Pope Looking to Lambeth?
November 2017Why would Pope Francis form a group to study the composition of the 1968 encyclical if the intent is not to fundamentally change its message?
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Paul VI's Other Neglected Document
November 2014In June 1968 Pope Paul issued a motu proprio, arguably of greater importance than Humanae Vitae, called Solemni Hac Liturgia, a profession of faith.
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"This Is My Body...My Blood"
February 2002The glorified physical Body of our Savior is able to be in more than one place at one time. This is a miracle in which the natural laws of physics and biology are superseded.
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The Sovietization of American Women
May 1999John Paul II wrote, “The mentality which honors women more for their work outside the home than for their work within the family must be overcome.”
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Our Economy of Paper & Hot Air
September 1998The inflated paper value of our corporate structure as reflected in stocks has not the remotest connection to real capital.
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Can One Be a Good Catholic & Believe Only Three-Quarters of What the Church Teaches?
July-August 1991 VIEW ARTICLE
