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Is the ‘Pauline Privilege’ an exception to Church teaching on the indissolubility of marriage?
Answering that question requires clarity on some basic marriage concepts and terms. […]
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Mr. Eliot’s Rose: The artist, memory, and selective vision
You have to believe something to embrace it. Only then can it become your rose, a memory we all share, yanked from the memories of […]
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Recompense for a serious mistake
In which I suggest that my readers use all those unexpired Christmas gift cards to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or whatever, to thicken their personal […]
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Sinning is popular, but talking about sin is not
By avoiding sin in our doctrine, we create an unreality that is unmanageable. If we don’t understand sin, than we certain will not understand forgiveness. […]
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A Catholic tours the Museum of the Bible
While built by Evangelicals, there is much at the Museum to appeal to a Catholic Christian sensibility, even there are several things that could annoy […]
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Canon 17 does not let us undercut Canon 915 and what it protects: A response to Stephen Walford
It is difficult to discuss law, of all things, with people who not know what it actually says. […]
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Robert Hugh Benson’s complex and painful spiritual journey
After his father, who was Archbishop of Canterbury, died in 1896, Benson finally gave up on his doctrinal waverings and acted upon his growing conviction […]
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For Chaldean Catholics, the Faith has been transmitted by “a testimony of blood”
A Chaldean Catholic priest from Iraq living in the US discusses his Church’s ancient liturgical tradition as well as the dangers faced by Middle East […]
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Viva Cristo Rey!
While many Catholic schools are closing because of decreasing enrollments and financial pressures; the Cristo Rey network is opening new schools. […]
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The 20 most popular Catholic World Report stories and articles of 2017
Topics includes Freemasons, Fr. Weinandy’s letter to Pope Francis, Fr. James Martin, S.J., Marian apparitions, same-sex “marriage”, and Padre Pio. […]