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Judge declines to restore refugee funding to USCCB

'Very tentative' ruling; will revisit fund freeze next week

Spadaro: Pope's case 'delicate' but no cause for alarm

Says, 'He is not someone who lets go or gives in easily'

V.P. Vance offers profession of faith at CPAC conf.

Christians 'shouldn’t fear death' but fear losing soul

U.S. bishops urge ‘ethical alternatives’ to IVF after EO

Restorative repro care treats root causes of infertility

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Random Ruminations #20

By John M. Grondelski
February 21st 2025 3:20 PM

Dressing to the Zeroes Once upon a time, being “dressed to the nines” meant being dressed to perfection, with distinction. It was expected in public,…

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God's Dwelling Place among Men

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February 18th 2025 1:35 PM

The Opening Prayer (Collect) for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) implores, “O God, who teach us that you abide in hearts that…

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Does Charity Begin at Home?

By James Hanink
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Does charity begin at home? The short answer to the question is yes, it surely does. But the answer is controversial. In part, that’s because…

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St. Paul & the Centurion

When St. Paul is finally sent to Rome, his military escort is a bare-bones crew of one centurion and a number of soldiers with their…

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Why Must Man Work?

That which is the first object of our making is not stuff but — like God — life itself, which means friendship, justice, generosity, love,…

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Letters to the Editor: December 2024

Israel & Hamas: No Moral Equivalence... Our Primal Fear of Being Cast Out... Another Garesché... Understanding a Divinized Reality... and more

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Judge declines to restore refugee funding to USCCB

'Very tentative' ruling; will revisit fund freeze next week

Spadaro: Pope's case 'delicate' but no cause for alarm

Says, 'He is not someone who lets go or gives in easily'

V.P. Vance offers profession of faith at CPAC conf.

Christians 'shouldn’t fear death' but fear losing soul

U.S. bishops urge ‘ethical alternatives’ to IVF after EO

Restorative repro care treats root causes of infertility

London ARC conf.: Christianity necessary to save West

Bp. Barron: A generation suffocated under secularism

Beijing unhappy with Trump turn toward Russia

Some see 'Nixon in reverse' move to isolate China

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Judge declines to restore refugee funding to USCCB

'Very tentative' ruling; will revisit fund freeze next week

Spadaro: Pope's case 'delicate' but no cause for alarm

Says, 'He is not someone who lets go or gives in easily'

V.P. Vance offers profession of faith at CPAC conf.

Christians 'shouldn’t fear death' but fear losing soul

U.S. bishops urge ‘ethical alternatives’ to IVF after EO

Restorative repro care treats root causes of infertility

London ARC conf.: Christianity necessary to save West

Bp. Barron: A generation suffocated under secularism

Beijing unhappy with Trump turn toward Russia

Some see 'Nixon in reverse' move to isolate China

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Random Ruminations #20

February 21st 2025 3:20 PM

Dressing to the Zeroes Once upon a time, being “dressed to the nines” meant being dressed to perfection, with distinction.…

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God's Dwelling Place among Men

February 18th 2025 1:35 PM

The Opening Prayer (Collect) for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) implores, “O God, who teach us that…

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Does Charity Begin at Home?

February 17th 2025 9:36 PM

Does charity begin at home? The short answer to the question is yes, it surely does. But the answer is…

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Neoconservatism

Delusions of Grandeur... A Pox On Both Your Houses... What Is a Neoconservative & Does It Matter?... and more

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Short Stories

Screwtape 2020... A Trialogue with C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther, & Thomas Aquinas... Miracles Do Not Speak Halfway... Socrates on Pot... more

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Stand up and defend your faith.

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