Courage and the Ukrainian People

The classical four cardinal virtues are prudence, justice, courage, and temperance. It has often been claimed that the lynchpin of these virtues is justice. Justice

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Preparation for Truth

In the Gospel for Sunday, October 31st this year, Jesus tells a scribe that he is “not far from the Kingdom of God” (Mk 12:28-34).

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Culture Shock, conversion

A Lesson from Easter

In the world’s broad field of battle, in the bivouac of life, be not like dumb driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife! Trust

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fear, evil, light, darkness

Rooting Out Sin with Humility

On the second Sunday of February, the scripture readings will be ostensibly about leprosy and cleanliness. The first reading recounts the protocol established to handle

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mercy, garden

A Plea for Unity

Today, the United States is oft said to be lacking in unity among its people. In his seminal work, After Virtue, Alasdair MacIntyre argues that

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Scripture, Sola Scriptura

What Matters Most

In any election year, we typically hear slogans and speeches which aim at galvanizing the electorate around what matters most according to the candidates. The

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Virtues and the Intellectual Life

There has been at times a tension in Christianity between an “active” and a “contemplative” life. This distinction was particularly prescient in medieval debates regarding

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Renewal of Family Life

The Sunday after Christmas was the Feast of the Holy Family. It is a fitting celebration to have after Christmas and it serves as a

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nun, religious, sister

Losing Our Religion

A recent Wall Street Journal article surveyed the causes of the growing number of “Nones” (people who self-identify as having no particular religious beliefs of

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Faith and Reason

The relationship between faith and reason is a topic that has interested many thinkers in the Western Christian Tradition for centuries. Faith and reason represent

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A House Divided

In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus recounts all of his exploits to the Phaeacians before his final journey home. One of the more memorable moments from this

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Good Friday, cross

Grace and Perseverance

“This imaginary baptism, the immersion in purity, the elevation of my being above the filth in which I had been mired and, overnight, this sense

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