Catholicism
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The Good Life After Graduation
As I returned home after graduation this spring, I felt, as many recent graduates do, disoriented. A…
The Dark Future of Over-the-Counter Contraception
For the first time, an oral contraceptive is going to be available over the counter, without a…
Eucharistic Donkeys
Humans are like donkeys. The Bible’s word for “donkey” is, literally, “burden-bearer” (hypo-zugion). Like donkeys, you and…
Synod 2023: Reversing Vatican II?
The first words of the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church—one of the council’s two…
Why We Need First Things
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Children Have a Right to Classical Education
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Want Stronger Families? Pay Workers More
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The Summer Reading List, 2023 Edition
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What Science Is and Isn’t
Modern science and technology are among humanity’s most astonishing achievements. We understand far more about the intricate…
The Fall of Canterbury
This might be the most important gathering of Anglicans in 400 years,” declared Bishop Lee McMunn last…
The Ballast of Faith
The following is excerpted from Domestic Extremist: A Practical Guide to Winning the Culture War, out today…
A New Missionary Journey
It’s tempting to romanticize the history of Christianity, painting St. Peter and St. Paul as unyielding leaders…
The Greatness of Alexander
This biographical essay is excerpted from The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition, by Allen…
A Forgotten Catholic Novelist
Though he is almost forgotten today, the Romantic novelist Francis Marion Crawford, a Catholic convert, outsold his…
Blessed Henri de Lubac?
On March 31, the bishops of France announced that they would petition the Holy See for permission…
