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In his Spirit of Mediaeval Philosophy , Etienne Gilson considers how medieval Catholic philosophers would have regarded “an exercise of reason that would be purely philosophical and systematically withdrawn...

The first time Tiffany Maxwell (Jennifer Lawrence), one of the stars in Silver Linings Playbook , appears on screen, she’s wearing a cross. I figured it was a token...

Is this a “Catholic moment”? Six of the nine Supreme Court justices are Catholic, the vice president and former vice presidential candidate are Catholic, and Catholic moral theology, specifically...

As the Jesuit high school where I work began to wind down for the year, I reached a point where I needed clarity, something to bring calm to the...

“I am plagued by doubts. What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet. If only God would give me...

So the tomb is empty, He is risen, and we rejoice. Mimosas and friends, in fact, greeted me after Easter Mass, and my soul felt like the chorus of...