The Winter Olympics are upon us once again, and once again, figure skating steps out of its burrow of athletic obscurity.
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The art of Jesuit Rome comes to Connecticut
Bernini’s magnificent marble bust of St. Robert Bellarmine had made its way to Fairfield University.
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Cowboy, Engineer, Saint: On the Trail of St. José Brochero
Brochero set out to be a pastor, and in the process became the public servant par excellence.
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Creationism isn’t about science, it’s about theology (and it’s really bad theology)
The Creation Museum is a $27 million example of how Christians can lose their way fighting the culture wars.
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Dominican slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo on sex, identity and Catholicism
In “The Poet X,” Elizabeth Acevedo captures the complicated relationship many Dominicans have with Catholicism, particularly focusing on the ways in which faith can affect women.
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What being one of the first black Tiny Tims taught me about the Incarnation
Christ joined and redeemed the whole human family in all of our complex and beautiful diversity.
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The secular world has turned Thanksgiving into madness.
We hear so much about how stringent the church is, how unreasonable in her strictures, how strict in her unreasonableness. But there is no institution so unforgiving as the secular world at this, the most wonderful time of the year.
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This year’s Met Gala is Catholic-themed. What could go wrong?
It’s more likely that gala attendees will be taking inspiration from the lavish outfits favored by Pope Benedict than the sartorially understated Pope Francis.
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Are Christians really supposed to be communists? A response to David Bentley Hart
Hart argues that the New Testament condemns not only wealth but virtually all private possession.
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The Ghosts of Toni Morrison: A Catholic writer confronts the legacy of slavery
This year, Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” and “Song of Solomon” turn 30 and 40, respectively. What role did the author’s conversion to Catholicism play in her writing?