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Our Lady of Fatima, ideology, and the Vatican’s homosexual crisis
Both radical feminism and homosexuality have no use for healthy, ordered, loving men and women, parents, and children. […]
Articles by Carrie Gress, Ph.D.
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Motherhood: The Ultimate Makeover
The daily difficulties are a feature, not a flaw. […]
Essay
Vistas & Valleys: The instructive paths, perspectives of Maritain and MacIntyre
Since the ancient Greeks, there have generally been two opposing impulses for political thought. The first is summed up in Plato’s Republic, the second in Aristotle’s polis. The republic is large and relies on the […]
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Notorious RBG and the Cool Factor
The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has filled our social media feeds with images of the iconic Supreme Court Justice. Scrolling through her photos was a reminder that no one has worn black robes with […]
Essay
The Subtle Lie: Women must be powerful, but not fruitful
A couple of years ago, I read about three women at an online magazine. These women were all very successful, secular career women, but each expressed a deep discontentment with her life. One said she […]
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Women: To Work or Not to Work?
Since the 1960s, women have been encouraged to throw off the shackles of home and dive into careers. The regnant wisdom has been that a career is far more satisfying than homemaking. As I’ve outlined […]
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Planned Parenthood’s new campaign full of popular, old lies
Pro-lifers are making legal headway and the keepers of culture are getting antsy. “How to cut them off at the knees?” wonder the abortion providers, wringing their hands and working on promoting the culture of […]
Interview
Finding the Way of Beauty
Art and the beautiful have had a special place in the Catholic Church for centuries, but how many of us really understand what makes something beautiful? This was a problem artist and author David Clayton […]
General
This summer, dress for church like a Roman tourist
It is that time of year again, when skirts get shorter and necklines get plunge-ier. Last week at Mass I saw a teenage girl and her family bring up the gifts. Her skirt was so […]
Essay
Baby Bison and the Danger of “Misplaced Concern”
On May 9th at Yellowstone National Park, a bison calf was euthanized. The reason? A tourist, concerned about the welfare of the calf in the cold temperatures, had put it in her SUV. The calf […]