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"The battle of good against evil will not be won by a culture of narcissists led by leaders chosen because they make people feel good instead of be good." - Father George Rutler
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| The Truth That Conquers Our Grief |
| Servant of God Elisabeth Leseur, Elisabeth Leseur: Selected Writings |
| Once again providence helped me in the midst of my grief and frequent bodily pain. |
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| Blessed Are Those Who Mourn |
| Randall Smith, The Catholic Thing |
| "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted". (Mt 5:4) In his commentary on this Beatitude in Jesus of Nazareth, Pope Benedict XVI writes that there are two kinds of mourning. |
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| Behind the Motives of Mass Shooters |
| Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine |
| In the wake of the most recent horror, the mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, I have heard two kinds of responses. |
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| The Fall of Roe Can Bring Healing |
| Janet E. Smith, Crisis Magazine |
| Ever since a draft copy of the Supreme Court decision regarding abortion has been leaked, social media has been awash with arguments and testimonies from both sides. |
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| The Manliness Behind the Martial |
| John Cuddeback, LifeCraft |
| As the world becomes more dangerous, we naturally wonder what such evils demand of us. Especially men; especially fathers. |
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| How to Handle Feelings |
| Fr. Narciso Irala, Catholic Exchange |
| Feelings are a force God gives you for willing and working with greater energy and constancy. |
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| The Betrothed in a Nutshell |
| Joeseph Pearce, Crisis Magazine |
| "The Betrothed" (I Promessi Sposi) by Alessandro Manzoni could be acclaimed as the greatest ever novel. |
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| Pope Francis Names New Cardinals: What's Unsaid Speaks Volumes |
| NC Register |
| Three cases bear special note.Padre Pio's Prophecyhttps://thepathlesstaken7.blogspot.com/2022/04/padre-pio-russian-people-will-be.htmlMary's Blog"The Russian people will be converted. Their total conversion will happen very fast. The conversion of the United States will be slow but sure." |
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| The Problems of Putting off Children |
| Public Discourse |
| A vision of control based on ambition, education, and income has come to dominate professional-class perspectives on having children, but we should reject these mistaken cultural pressures and remember that truly abundant life is achieved through giving and receiving love. |
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| How Teacher Unions Failed Students during the Pandemic |
| Public Discourse |
| Powerful unions have represented teachers' interests for decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has made clearer than ever the total dissonance between what teachers' unions want and what's best for students. |
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