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Ecumenism: In the Nick of Time - Mike Aquilina

There’s a certain kind of Catholic — usually male, but not always — who likes nothing more than a good inter-Christian tussle. Blogger Mark Shea once wrote that if these guys weren’t so devout, they’d be hanging around bars picking fights. Email This Article

Francisco Suarez (1548-1617) - Acton Institute

"...if a legitimate prince governs tyrannically and no other means of self-defence can be found than the expulsion and deposition of the king, then the people, acting as a whole...may depose him." Email This Article

From religious roots, the birth of social conscience - Father Raymond J. de Souza

Two centuries ago tomorrow, the British Parliament passed An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Email This Article

From Robespierre to al-Qa’eda: categorical extermination - Paul Johnson

An intellectual is someone who thinks ideas matter more than people. Email This Article

Galileo - ANNE W. CARROLL

In terms of its effect on science, the scientific revolution was all to the good. However, since the universe came to be seen as working according to rigid laws, God began to be thought of as unnecessary to its day-to-day operation. Email This Article

Hitler's Pope? - DONALD DEVINE

After Pope John Paul II’s successful journey to the Holy Land — including nearly unanimous praise from the Jewish community, many are questioning whether it is worth the firestorm to declare Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII, a saint. Email This Article

Honoring Christopher Columbus - WARREN H. CARROLL

Columbus was a flawed hero—as all men are flawed, including heroes—and his flaws are of a kind particularly offensive to today’s culture. But he was nevertheless a hero, achieving in a manner unequalled in the history of exploration and the sea, changing history forever. Email This Article

How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and the Success of the West - Rodney Stark

Christian faith in reason and in progress was the foundation on which Western success was achieved. Email This Article

How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization - Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

From the role of the monks to art and architecture, from the university to Western law, from science to charitable work, from international law to economics, How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization delves into just how indebted we are as a civilization to the Catholic Church, whether we realize it or not. Email This Article

Impressionable Minds: Teaching Politically Correct History - Tom O’Brien

Moderate as well as conservative historians have come to the conclusion that convergence theory and PC history have some serious problems. Email This Article

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