Note from the Assistant Managing Editor:
In this week's reflection, Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman speaks of the Ancients who gave God "all that could evidence the offering of their hearts to him."
We reprint the introduction to "How Catholic Art Saved the Faith" by Elizabeth Lev. Artists helped the Church 500 years ago and can do so again today — by telling the story of salvation, by depicting truth, beauty, and goodness, and by lifting up humanity.
"The behavior of the disciples only makes sense once we accept that they actually believed that the incredible story they were telling was true." St. Paul said that "If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile." The Resurrection is a historical fact, and Regis Nicoll provides "Evidence Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
Finally, "What Is Wrong With Socialism?" Three popes have explained "that socialism, in general, carries at least a strong impetus toward extreme governmental control, including the confiscation of private property, a disregard for the true nature of the human being, an exaggerated emphasis on material things and a lack of recognition of the importance of charity, personal motivation and the family."
More than half of millennials say they would prefer to live in a socialist than a capitalist country. Let us educate ourselves with the papal encyclicals, spread the truth — and pray. - Meaghen Gonzalez
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"If you can feel that staying human is worthwhile, even when it can't have any result whatever, you've beaten them." - George Orwell
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Believing and Seeing Jesus - Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman - Prayers, Poems, Meditations
True faith is what may be called colorless, like air or water.
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Introduction - Elizabeth Lev - How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art
"This book will captivate those who love art, the Faith, and great writing." - Father Roger J. Landry, Catholic Voices USA
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He Is Risen! Evidence Beyond Reasonable Doubt - Regis Nicoll - Crisis
If Christ's bodily resurrection is true, it is the most important event in all of history. But if it is symbolic, the name Jesus Christ has no more significance than Clark Kent.
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Heroic Courage and Obedience to God - Father George W. Rutler - From the Pastor
Every writer is familiar with the word "obelism," which refers to an editor's abbreviations in the margins indicating corrections to be made.
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Editorials of Interest:
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Editorials of Interest
The Sociology of a Superb Sermon - Church Life Journal
It is common knowledge that the homilies offered in many Catholic parishes—how can one say this charitably?—often have a lot of room for improvement.
Problems with Weddings and How We Might Remedy Them - NLM
There is a monumental disconnect between the exalted doctrine of the sanctity and indissolubility of marriage and the disgraceful, if not sacrilegious, manner in which weddings are often conducted.
Immigration Idealism - First Things
It is impossible to understand the Western response to migration without understanding its basis in a certain form of liberal Christianity: a Christianity that reduces the gospel to an abstract law of love, ignoring much of Scripture — and reality.
Mayor Pete's Woke Intolerance - First Things
In the past few weeks, previously obscure South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has become a media darling for throwing punches at Pence because of the vice president's opposition to same-sex marriage.
Transgenderism as a Tool of Humiliation - The Catholic Thing
Coercion in one form or another is mandatory anytime a lie is purveyed to the masses. Examples of this are multiplying before our eyes.
Lean Out, Ladies. It's Long Overdue. - Suzanne Venker
After an especially long day and an "epic" tantrum from her 3-year-old, Sarah Buckley Friedberg, a Massachusetts mother of three, posted on Facebook a mock to-do list that society expects of mothers today. The ending was inspired: "I don't know about you, but I'm ready to lean OUT."
Tradition and Fertility in Eastern Europe - First Things
While some claim that Europe's "baby boom" is the result of "retraditionalization" — the push for more traditional values in eastern European countries — the story is more complicated than that.
Truth-telling and Big Abortion - CWR
The pro-life effort to witness to the truth continues in Unplanned, which reminds me of Pope St. Paul VI's comment that modern men and women learn better from witnesses than from teachers.
Why Can't We Get Enough Superheroes? - St. Paul Center
We were made for an adventurous life. All good stories are reflections of the ultimate adventure, which is friendship with Jesus Christ.
Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman and St. Justin Martyr, pray for us |
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