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“Per Crucem ad Astra, Through the Cross to the Stars”

July 30, 2023 Father Seán Connolly 8

At the heart of the Christian life is taking up one’s cross daily to follow Jesus (cf Mt 16:24-26; Lk 9:23). As His disciples, we are not without hope in the midst of life’s trials. […]

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Pius XI, Saint Joseph, and Joseph Stalin

March 19, 2022 Michael J. Nader 8

Eighty-five years ago this week, Pope Pius XI issued two encyclicals condemning two of the most brutal regimes in history: Hitler’s Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union.  Pius released Mit Brennender Sorge (“On the Church and […]

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Our profound ignorance of the crimes of Communism

July 26, 2019 Dr. Paul Kengor 5

According to a stunning report by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, one-third of Millennials (32%) “believe more people were killed under George W. Bush […]

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