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Easter and our duty as Catholics
The Season of Easter is a certainly a time to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ. But it is also a time to take a fresh and very serious look at what it means to be […]
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Analysis: Serious and unserious allegations of papal heresy
Washington D.C., May 2, 2019 / 04:15 pm (CNA).- On April 30, a group of 19 Catholics released an open letter to the bishops of the world, accusing the pope of heresy and demanding that […]
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Rules for Christian Intellectuals, Part II
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if I want to learn a thing, I have to teach it. As a literature professor at Hillsdale College, I’m trying to help my students develop their intellects. […]
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Theologians accuse pope of heresy
A group of nineteen Catholics, including some prominent academics, have published an open letter to the bishops of the world accusing Pope Francis of heresy. The letter, made public on April 30, was dated “Easter […]
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Analysis: With bishops in a tight spot, will priests get squeezed?
Denver, Colo., May 1, 2019 / 04:50 am (CNA).- Last week, Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo suspended three priests who were accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual conversations with diocesan seminarians. While the move is […]
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Violence Against Christians and the Waning of Reason
There were more Christian martyrs in the twentieth century than in all of the previous nineteen centuries combined. Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and many of their lesser-known totalitarian colleagues put millions of Christians to […]
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The remarkable story of the search for Saint Peter’s tomb
On November 24, 2013, the world was treated to a remarkable sight. Pope Francis, the 265th successor of Saint Peter, held an ossuary containing the bones of the first pope. The current occupant of a […]
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New collection demonstrates the faith, wisdom, and wit of the late Justice Scalia
Anyone who heard a talk or lecture over the years by Justice Antonin Scalia was aware of the treasure available to editors who would gather them together for publication. Following Scalia’s death in 2016, Christopher […]
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From Pagan Odyssey to Christian Pilgrimage: Anthony Esolen’s Nostalgia
Homer’s Odyssey, if anything, is about that love of home which motivates and sustains the indomitable hero Odysseus, “the man of many ways.” To get back to his native Ithaka following the Trojan War Odysseus […]
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Cardinal Müller: To renew the Church we must be guided by her faith, morals
Rome, Italy, Apr 26, 2019 / 05:01 pm (CNA).- Countering critics of Benedict XVI’s recent essay on the scandal of sex abuse in the Church, Cardinal Gerhard Müller on Friday emphasized that Church renewal must […]