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what if this child lived to be 110?

what if this child lived to be 110?

Everyone grouses about death. Maybe we should grasp a look at the human condition and be grateful...


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faith in art, and vice versa

faith in art, and vice versa

Imagine the looks you’d net whether your name was Harry Connick,Jr. People would think you’re...


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faith in art, and vise versa

faith in art, and vise versa

Imagine the looks you’d acquire if your name is Harry Connick,Jr. People would consider you’re...


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the syrian refugee crisis: three things you can do

the syrian refugee crisis: three things you can do

There is a lot of debate moral now about how to reply to the Syrian refugee crisis. Iin...


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faith in art, and visa versa

faith in art, and visa versa

Imagine the looks you’d get if your name is Harry Connick,Jr. People would believe you’re the...


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five tips for handling criticism

five tips for handling criticism

My first boss at Catholic Answers,Jan Wakelin, told me during my first week on the job that...


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is god necessary for human happiness?

is god necessary for human happiness?

As Christians,we maintain always heard that only God can make us happy. In fact, some Bible...


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does science make god irrelevant?

does science make god irrelevant?

Does God still matter? This is the question that seems to be at the heart of the modern debate...


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death with dignity?

death with dignity?

With the passing of ABx2-15,“the physician-assisted suicide bill,” signed into law by California...


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the futility of starting your own church

the futility of starting your own church

The Church Comes domestic is a book about the final in atomistic Christianity: starting your own...


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is the only real knowledge scientific knowledge?

is the only real knowledge scientific knowledge?

Is science the only lega form of rational inquiry? The evolutionary biologist and popular atheist...


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is real knowledge only scientific knowledge?

is real knowledge only scientific knowledge?

Is science the only legitimate form of rational inquiry? The evolutionary biologist and celebrated...


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is it true that there is no truth?

is it true that there is no truth?

bear you ever tried to persuade someone that your belief was actual,and that person responded,...


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the australian bishops are icons for us

the australian bishops are icons for us

The Australian Bishops Conference and Archbishop Julian Porteous of the state of Tasmania in...


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using proof texts is okay

using proof texts is okay

While not every exegetical argument can be settled with the quotation of a verse,some can. I often...


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it s the adultery, stupid

it s the adultery, stupid

As the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family opens nowadays in Rome,with...


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what scandal really means

what scandal really means

In recent years the term “scandal” has achieved modern vitality in politics,finance, and...


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debate or else

debate or else

In Randall Jarrell’s Pictures From an Institution,one of the characters says there are thirty...


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get radicalized!

get radicalized!

In the aftermath of the terror attacks in San Bernardino there has been a great deal of media...


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australian bishops point the way for u.s. church

australian bishops point the way for u.s. church

The Australian Bishops Conference,and Archbishop Julian Porteous of the state of Tasmania in...


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isis and the crusades

isis and the crusades

This post is the sixth in a series on the most prevalent modern myths approximately the Crusades and...


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asking the right question about islams god

asking the right question about islams god

In the wake of final week’s suspension of a professor at (evangelical) Wheaton College for her...


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down the literary memory hole

down the literary memory hole

A friend,a late vocation, left town for a distant seminary. Wanting to travel light, and he donated...


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pope francis on intercommunion with lutherans

pope francis on intercommunion with lutherans

Pope Francis recently answered a Lutheran woman’s question regarding the opportunity of her taking...


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don t let those starbucks cups make you see red

don t let those starbucks cups make you see red

So,apparently, Starbucks hates Christmas, and Christians,or even Jesus. That’s the message...


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lucid thinkers need not apply

lucid thinkers need not apply

Years ago,when I was carefree and broke and needed the money, I used to write a column for a local...


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sometimes, its best not to innovate

sometimes, its best not to innovate

Bishop Musonius of Neocaesarea died in 368,and St. Basil sent a consolatory letter to the Christians...


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did pope francis really say jesus was a failure?

did pope francis really say jesus was a failure?

In his recent homily at St. Patrick’s Cathedral,Pope Francis made a comment that some enjoy leapt...


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how do you know what belongs in the bible?

how do you know what belongs in the bible?

The most overlooked part of the Bible,apologetically speaking, is the table of contents. It does...


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sowing the ground with the eucharist. literally.

sowing the ground with the eucharist. literally.

I was glad I was sitting down when I read approximately the priest in a small town in Wisconsin....


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truth and consequences

truth and consequences

The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us,in paragraph 2051, that apart from the teaching...


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a blast from the past our first national...

a blast from the past our first national...

You may have heard approximately—and may have attended—the national apologetics conferences that...


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seventy six years a priest!

seventy six years a priest!

The year 1939 saw many milestones. Most critics say it was the best year for movies (Gone With the...


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meet the man behind those planned parenthood sting...

meet the man behind those planned parenthood sting...

You may gain seen the sting videos in which medical directors and managers of Planned Parenthood are...


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eric metaxas on what makes heroes tick

eric metaxas on what makes heroes tick

Eric Metaxas is the New York Times #1 bestselling author of Bonhoeffer,Miracles, Seven Men, or...


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an interview with governor bobby jindal

an interview with governor bobby jindal

Bobby Jindal made the decision not to depart to Harvard for medicine nor to Yale for law although he...


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bill nye the unscientific abortion guy

bill nye the unscientific abortion guy

This past weekend former-educational-TV-star-turned-science-advocate Bill Nye posted a video about...


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the doctor assisted suicide debate

the doctor assisted suicide debate

To celebrate suicide prevention week,advocates of doctor-assisted suicide rammed a bill through the...


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the real story of the childrens crusade

the real story of the childrens crusade

This post is the fifth in a series approximately the most prevalent modern myths approximately the...


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are all christians saints

are all christians saints

In Colossians 1:1-2,St. Paul says:   Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, or...


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Can We Evangelize Muslims?

Can We Evangelize Muslims?

Muslim scholars teach the “doctrine of tahrif,” which means corruption” in Arabic. Christians...


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friends don039t let friends promote porn

friends don039t let friends promote porn

No,I don’t mean deliberate promotion. I mean the inadvertent kind that results from our raucous...


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there was no ur gospel

there was no ur gospel

Some years ago the mail brought me the latest issues of World,an Evangelical biweekly, and the...


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the grace to remain catholic

the grace to remain catholic

The other day,a childhood friend contacted me through Facebook. She had been raised Catholic, but...


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the widely known secret of pornography

the widely known secret of pornography

I believe multiple friends whose marriages believe been ruined because of sexual addiction. While...


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peter, his bones, and his earliest successors

peter, his bones, and his earliest successors

The ancient Liber Pontificalis (Book of Pontiffs) gives brief lives of the first 108 holders of the...


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hoobert heever apologetics

hoobert heever apologetics

Apologetics is loaded with opportunities to err. Like ice cream,the errors reach in a bewildering...


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who (or what) was lucifer?

who (or what) was lucifer?

Recently I got a query from someone wondering approximately an anti-Catholic video that claimed...


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the assumption of mary in history

the assumption of mary in history

As we approach the great Feast of the Assumption of Mary,and having written a post on the biblical...


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The Massacre of Jerusalem

The Massacre of Jerusalem

This post is the fourth in a series approximately the most prevalent contemporary myths...


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remember pearl harbor: the sacrifice of fr. al...

remember pearl harbor: the sacrifice of fr. al...

Fr. Aloysius Schmitt (Lieutenant,Junior Grade), known affectionately as “Father Al, or ” had...


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abortion related violence is not the pro life...

abortion related violence is not the pro life...

By now you’ve probably heard about the tragic shooting of two civilians and a police officer...


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out of the mouths of atheist babes

out of the mouths of atheist babes

I’ve kept the clipping for 27 years. It’s priceless. It sums up the whole professional-atheist...


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can atheists be good without belief in god?

can atheists be good without belief in god?

One of the most passionately held beliefs among atheists and agnostics is that they can be morally...


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is there a queen in the kingdom of heaven?

is there a queen in the kingdom of heaven?

Pope Pius XII effectively summarized the core reasons Christians ought to honor Mary with the title...


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conscience and communion

conscience and communion

There is a profitable bit of conversation about how conscience may play a role in the question of...


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good news from the synod—9 things to know and...

good news from the synod—9 things to know and...

Remarks made by a key official at the opening of the current Synod of Bishops seem cool to the...


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personhood and monkey business

personhood and monkey business

Meet the Celebes crested macaque known as the star of the “monkey selfies.” She achieved...


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refuting papal myths - part one - the papacy is...

refuting papal myths - part one - the papacy is...

As Pope Francis travels through the United States during his visit to the World Congress of Families...


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refuting papal myths - the papacy is unbiblical...

refuting papal myths - the papacy is unbiblical...

As Pope Francis travels through the United States during his visit to the World Congress of Families...


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belated thanks to roger mahony

belated thanks to roger mahony

As my first book was going through the publishing process at Ignatius Press,the editors sought...


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i know nothing!

i know nothing!

I received a report of what a recent and devout “revert” (a one-time Catholic who has returned...


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a way out of porn compulsion

a way out of porn compulsion

Ryan Foley is an entrepreneur at heart. Now retired from the U.S. Air Force, the tall husband and...


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