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Former liberation theology leader calls on Latin American bishops to focus on Christ

Friar Clodovis Boff belongs to the Order of the Servants of Mary. / Credit: Lennoazevedo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jul 12, 2025 / 08:40 am (CNA).
Friar Clodovis Boff has written an open letter to the bishops of the… […]
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The noble heart and the Good Samaritan

Readings: • Deut 30:10-14 • Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37 • Col 1:15-20 • Lk 10:25-37 “The heart,” wrote St. John Chrysostom, “is [...]
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The joys, sufferings, and spiritual fruits of the marriage of Louis and Zelie Martin

While Saint Thérèse of Lisieux seemed to live an ordinary life in a middle-class French family, her autobiography is far from ordinary. The Story of [...]
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Science, faith, and a worthy universe

Humans have sought to identify order on Earth and in the heavens for thousands of years: Egypt, Sumer, Persia, Aristotle and Euclid’s Greece, to the [...]

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The Warning and the problem of noise It is easy to underestimate The Warning at first glance. Three sisters from Monterrey, Mexico, who first came to attention through a viral Metallica “Enter Sandman” cover as [...]

Fr. James Martin’s homosophistry takes advantage of a clear double standard

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I am not a “traditionalist”. At least not in the sense that the term has come to mean these days in common ecclesial parlance. I have sharp theological disagreements with the theological tendencies among some [...]

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The Ascension vs. Human Composting

George Weigel July 9, 2025 26

There are many reasons to regret the transfer of the Solemnity of the Ascension to the seventh Sunday of the Easter season. Among other things, the transfer shortens the Church’s time to reflect on this [...]

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Leo XIV and the Liturgical Renewal of Creation

Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D. July 8, 2025 24

Still basking in the joy of having a successor of St. Peter who hails from the land of my birth (though admittedly still a bit disappointed that he’s not a Cubs fan), I, like many, [...]

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Navigating false prophets in confused time: A conversation with Michael D. O’Brien

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False prophets have existed ever since God first began communicating with mankind. They claim to hear voices from heaven—whether from God, saints, or angels—and that they have been entrusted with urgent revelations. That they exist [...]

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Facing the future with hard heads and soft hearts

David Paul Deavel July 5, 2025 29

How do you approach the future? The old joke about economists (attributed to the late Paul Samuelson) is that they have successfully predicted nine of the last five recessions. Some of us are born economists [...]

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10 things you should know about Catholics and the American Founding

Bradley J. Birzer July 4, 2025 32

In my essay “10 Things You Should Know About the American Founding” I focused on some little-known facts about the American Founding in general. The final three of those “10 things” mentioned Catholics and Catholicism, [...]

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The Gospel, politics, and love of God

James Kalb July 3, 2025 1

Like nature and grace, law and love have a complex and subtle relationship. Many Catholics insistently favor bridges over walls, inspiration over tradition, the spirit over the letter, and love over laws and institutions. They [...]

Fr. James Martin’s homosophistry takes advantage of a clear double standard

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I am not a “traditionalist”. At least not in the sense that the term has come to mean these days in common ecclesial parlance. I have sharp theological disagreements with the theological tendencies among some [...]
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Liberal Catholic slanders and the election of 2024

Carl E. Olson November 20, 2024 128

The 2024 elections are now two weeks in the rear-view mirror, but the conversations (to use a polite word) over the what, why, and how of November 5, 2024, continue. While there is no shortage [...]
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Former liberation theology leader calls on Latin American bishops to focus on Christ

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