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“Beauty from ashes”: A conversation with Kendra Tierney Norton of ‘Catholic All Year’
On January 7, the Eaton fire broke out in the Angeles National Forest, which borders the Los Angeles County community of Altadena, just north of Pasadena. The massive fire eventually claimed 17 lives and destroyed [...]
On the strange and politicized Jubilee for the World of Communications
The Jubilee for the World of Communications took place Jan. 24-26 at the Vatican. It was the first such global gathering planned for the 2025 Jubilee Year, and parts of it were quite lovely. A [...]
Books
New book provides encyclopedic and ecumenical treatment of deification
The Oxford Handbook of Deification, states the publisher, “provides the first treatment of deification that is truly encyclopedic in scope.” With three co-editors, forty-six contributors, and forty-four chapters, the 738-page-long volume is an impressive and thorough [...]
Analysis
Political Dimensions of Moral Deliberation: The Immigration Case
“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” Wise cautionary words for those entering today’s contested political and commentarial scene from a Catholic point of view. However, I find that contemporary Catholic Social Thought in [...]
Essay
Turning bad boys into saintly men: The work of Saint John Bosco
The tragedy of boys failing to grow into good men is not a modern phenomenon. While there are many reasons that young men today drift through life or engage in dangerous behaviors, this is not [...]
Essay
The Peculiarity of Papal Primacy
I am often amused by my Protestant friends when they, with great excitement and intrigue, say, “Have you heard what the Pope said?” to which, after hearing them out, respond, “I think you care more [...]
Essay
The ethics of invective
It’s often said that while sticks and stones can break our bones, words can never hurt us. But it isn’t true. Were we mere animals, it would be true, but we’re not. We are rational [...]
Columns
Reading St. Thomas: A beginner’s guide to the articulus
Reading St. Thomas for the first time can be a challenge. Besides his scholastic vocabulary, another stumbling block for you might be the literary form of his writing. Many of his texts are divided into [...]
Columns
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Reading St. Thomas for the first time can be a challenge. Besides his scholastic vocabulary, another stumbling block for you might be the literary form of his writing. Many of his texts are divided into [...]
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Editorial
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The 2024 elections are now two weeks in the rear-view mirror, but the conversations (to use a polite word) over the what, why, and how of November 5, 2024, continue. While there is no shortage [...]