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"Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance."

- Saint Augustine

 

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Be a Man! - Father Larry Richards

Men are rediscovering the importance of the spiritual life. And Father Larry Richards is helping them do it.



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A different Priestly Scandal - Michael Novak

Burning injustices rest on our consciences, and will continue to burn us until we correct them. Read more...

The Law of the Gift - Cardinal Timothy Dolan

This is a university where every classroom features the most effective audio-visual aid of them all, the crucifix and where the law of the gift is taught and practiced. Read more...

Do not be frightened - Mother Marie des Douleurs

Let us no longer dread all sorts of impressions and sensations. Read more...

The Saviour's Voice - Father George William Rutler

The earliest recording of a voice was thought to have been that of Thomas Edison in 1877 reciting "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on his own invention. Read more...

At the Heart of the Spiritual Life - Father Timothy M. Gallagher, OMV

Father Gallagher fulfills what Ignatius desired: that is, for Christians of good will — whatever their background — to attain the ability to understand "to some extent, the different movements produced in the soul and... recognizing those that are good to admit them, and those that are bad, to reject them." Read more...

Obama devolves - Robert R. Reilly

The President has twisted immutable truths in the Constitution and Christianity into their opposites. Read more...

Waking Up Is Hard to Do - Thomas Howard

Walker Percy, like O'Connor and Waugh and a few others, has found a way to speak to the hard of hearing. Read more...

Andy Garcia and Eduardo Verastegui Talk about For Greater Glory - Tim Drake

Yesterday, journalists were given an opportunity to talk with several individuals involved in the production of the film For Greater Glory, which opens in theaters in the U.S. on June 1. Read more...

The Papacy's Private Papers - Francis X. Rocca

The cleverest thing about this imaginative exhibition in Rome's Capitoline Museums is how it plays on the darkest stereotypes of the Vatican and the Catholic Church in order to draw visitors in — and then points those visitors toward complexity and nuance that the stereotypes obscure. Read more...

A Requiem for Manners - Stephen M. Klugewicz

Today the idea that the cultivation of manners should be an essential part of one's education has been nearly lost entirely.  Read more...


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EDITORIALS OF INTEREST

USCCB attorneys foresee legal action against 1unjust and unlawful1 HHS mandate - CWN
Attorneys for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) reiterated that the HHS mandate "accommodation" offered to some religious employers is morally objectionable.

The Riddle of Gay Marriage Polling - Ross Douthat - New York Times
The same CBS/New York Times poll that shows Mitt Romney opening up a very slight lead on the president also contains a possible clue to solving the mystery I mentioned last week.

Charles W. Colson, R.I.P. - George Weigel First Things
Back in the days when Chuck Colson was willing to run over his grandmother for Richard Nixon, I would have happily done the same to Mr. Colson.

Obama hires ex-Catholic for 1faith outreach1 - CNN
New staff role created to address continuing criticism.

Catholics are fed up with this - Fox & Friends
Patrick Reilly explains why Georgetown needs to disinvite.

Syrian Christians live in uneasy alliance with Bashar Assad - Washington Post
Hani Sarhan is a Christian who says none of his relatives works with Bashar Assad1s regime or has anything to do with it.

I1d rather be a Catholic than be 1respectable1 - Guardian
Hilary Mantel says the Catholic church is no longer a place for 1respectable people1. But respectability is a problematic notion.





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