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Lepanto, the Poles, Islam, and Our Lady
October 7 is the day the Ottoman navy was defeated in Battle of Lepanto, thus saving Europe from further conquest by the formidable Muslim empire. […]
Articles by Derya M. Little
Books
A Tale of Two Books against the Sexual Revolution
Following the Dobbs decision by the Supreme Court last June, many women of fame decried the limits on abortion and went on a sex strike, furiously uttering the slogan, “If our choices are denied, so […]
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On translating Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange, Divine Liturgy, and cocktails
When we first met, Dr. Matthew K. Minerd greeted us with his favorite cocktail and a warm smile in his home where the smell of books and good food invited every newcomer to a cozy […]
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The One answer to the ancient and continuing bondage of women
Womanhood is messy and uncomfortable. The first steps into womanhood are awkward, to say the least, and often come with much anxiety and insecurity. At the end of one school year, I could run and […]
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The Fallacy of #ChallengeAccepted
The strong preying on the weak is a consequence of the Fall and is, sadly, neither new nor rare. Yet violence towards women is more prevalent in certain cultures than others. This is worth noting […]
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New book presents scholarly, but accessible, presentation of Integralism
Many of us are uncomfortable when we have to think about the intersection of religion and politics. Yet our politics are undoubtedly informed by our religion. None of us who believe that abortion, euthanasia, and […]
Interview
“Every day has its own Annunciation”
In Night’s Bright Darkness, Sally Read chronicles how the Lord brought her from atheism to the fullness of the Catholic Church. Yet the conversion is just the beginning of a journey that affects countless around […]
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A scientist explains how God made Earth mankind’s home
What a convincing lie the Enlightenment spread. The world was suddenly divided into two: the realm of faith and the realm of reason. The small gap between these realms became a chasm in the hands […]
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A pope, a president, and a Divine Plan
Learning history in secular universities often results in a detached attitude toward God’s involvement in human affairs. It is an inevitably anthropocentric way of looking at the world and our place in the flow of […]
Features
“Chernobyl” offers a grim, dramatic indictment of socialism
Back in 1986, the Turkish government had to stop giving me and other elementary school children tiny packages of hazelnuts because somewhere in the USSR something had exploded, and somehow that explosion had poisoned the […]