Behind the scenes of college basketball are the chaplains who offer spiritual support, prayer and wisdom, including the chaplains at nationally-ranked Marquette and Gonzaga.
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Reading C. S. Lewis during the climate crisis
In “The Great Divorce,” C.S. Lewis paints a rich, multifaceted picture of the afterlife, one that could teach Christians quite a bit about life on Earth today.
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It’s not you, it’s your résumé: The League is a dating app for the elite
The League is a dating app that operates on exclusivity and ambition. Has it changed the world of online dating?
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Fathers Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel and Oliver? The late-night hosts who wanted to be priests
In the new podcast, “Strike Force 5,” Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and John Oliver all admitted to a desire for Holy Orders.
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The threat isn’t AI becoming human. It’s humans thinking they are like AI.
AI has the capacity to undermine our understanding of the human person.
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Olivia Rodrigo’s new album ‘GUTS’ reveals how secular ideals leave us empty
Olivia Rodrigo’s childhood naïveté meets harsh reality in ‘GUTS’.
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Why I hate pickleball less than I used to
I used to hate pickleball. I’ve (almost) had a conversion.
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Jim Gaffigan’s comedy doesn’t hide his Catholic faith. It also doesn’t weaponize it.
The comedian’s headlining with Seinfeld speaks to his growing reputation as one of the fundamental voices of American humor.
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The Case Against ‘Dead Poets Society’
Mr. Keating and his real-life counterparts now dominate secondary and post secondary education. That’s a problem.
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Catholics: There’s no reason to fear (or ban) Judy Blume’s ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’
I may not have wanted to talk to my family or friends about Judy Blume’s book, ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.’ But I did talk to God.