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The question behind the question
I have believed for some time that this issue of how we communicate is perhaps as important as what we communicate—that is, if we are […]
Articles by Bishop Robert Barron
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Michelle Wolf and the Throwaway Culture
When we live in the space beyond good and evil, and when morality is construed as entirely the invention of personal freedom—then the will of […]
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The most unexpectedly religious film of the year
One would have to be blind not to see a number of religious motifs in John Krasinski’s absorbing film “A Quiet Place.” […]
Analysis
The Jordan Peterson Phenomenon
The Canadian psychologist’s considerable erudition is on clear display throughout 12 Rules for Life, but so is his very real experience in the trenches as […]
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The death of an Evangelical titan
When I started my own evangelical ministry, Word on Fire, some twenty years ago, I drew some very practical inspiration from Billy Graham. […]
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“America” magazine’s survey of women in the Church
An intriguing finding of the survey is that most Catholic women consider the care for the poor and the Eucharist as the two most essential […]
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An evening with William Lane Craig
Both Dr. Craig, who is Protestant, and I agreed heartily in our opposition to dumbed-down versions of Christianity and that authentic faith ought never to […]
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The surprising message of “Downsizing”
I thought that Downsizing would be a propaganda piece for left-wing causes, but I was surprised that the film amounts, I will argue, to a […]
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How the “Star Wars” franchise lost its way
What began forty years ago as a thrilling, cinematic exploration of the philosophia perennis has devolved into a vehicle for the latest trendy ideology—and that […]
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“Lady Bird” and the Breakthrough of Grace
Running underneathGreta Gerwig’s complex story of love and conflict is religion, more precisely, Catholicism. […]