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• "I Have Great Comfort in Being Part of the Catholic Faith"

  

  Via The Catholic Gentleman, an interview with a cop who shares the impact his recent conversion to the Catholic faith is having on his job: HOW DOES THE CATHOLI... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "Human Wisdom Refuses to See in Its Own Weakness the Possibility of Its Strength"

  

  The crucified Son of God is the historic event upon which every attempt of the mind to construct an adequate explanation of the meaning of existence upon... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "What If We're Failing Charity?"

  

  How many of us have made fun of, ridiculed or have otherwise been annoyed by someone coming at us from a religious perspective?  How many of us look with disdai... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "Philosophy Has the Great Responsibility of Forming Thought and Culture"

  

  The need for a foundation for personal and communal life becomes all the more pressing at a time when we are faced with the patent inadequacy of perspectives... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "The Church Considers Philosophy an Indispensable Help for a Deeper Understandin...

  

  On her part, the Church cannot but set great value upon reason's drive to attain goals which render people's lives ever more worthy. She sees in philosophy the... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2014 SOCIETY

• "Philosophy Emerges, Then, as One of [the] Noblest of Human Tasks."

  

  Men and women have at their disposal an array of resources for generating greater knowledge of truth so that their lives may be ever more human. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2014 SOCIETY

• Heterosexual Best Mates Are Overjoyed with Today's Supreme Court Decision

  

  With today's ruling, marriage is now whatever folks decide marriage ought to be: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide once and for all whether... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 SOCIETY

• The Killing Fields of the Netherlands

  

  Cultural decay, masquerading as compassion and empathy, is running wild in what used to be known as Holland: The number of mentally-ill patients killed by... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 SOCIETY

• When a Child Becomes the Subject of a Breach of Warranty Lawsuit...

  

  ... you know it's a completely messed up world: A white Ohio woman is suing a Downers Grove-based sperm bank, alleging that the company mistakenly gave her vial... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2014 SOCIETY

• You Can Be That Someone

  

  This, coming our way via Mark Shea, will get to you.  If it doesn't get to you, you should check into a heart transplant: From the liner notes: Sonia and... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 SOCIETY

• He Had You in Mind

  

  Chris Stefanick's latest, something he's called You're Kind of a Big Deal, is a big deal in and of itself: Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 SOCIETY

• Reese's Pieces to Be Bared in Wild

  

  So to speak. The Crescat has relevant and cogent thoughts: Most recently, Reese Witherspoon, has decided to shed her girl-next-door image by doing, what else,... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 SOCIETY

• "Vacuity—the Life-sucking, Empty, and Gruesome Dimension of the Obstinate...

  

  Word on Fire has published a great piece by Rozann Lee commemorating an important Catholic feast day: Today is the Feast of St. Michael and two of his... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 SOCIETY

• I Pray for the Victories When All Indications Are They Do Not Exist

  

  Katy Carl at Dappled Things is in my head: As my friend measures the flour into the starter, a little clump of dough in a clean green-labeled Kalamata olive jar... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 SOCIETY

• The Allure of Catholicism

  

  Bad Catholic, who has left Patheos and now lives on his own, describes my chosen faith and what is so spellbinding about it: Catholicism is not a football team... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2014 SOCIETY

• It's the Message, Not the Messenger

  

  Read this morning at Mass by Father Mike, who asked the congregation to join in that reading: It is impossible to persevere in a fervent evangelization unless w... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2014 SOCIETY

• "We Have a Responsibility to Stand by People Who Are Being Persecuted"

  

  Rick Santorum criticizes comments made by Ted Cruz... and I stand with that critiicism: Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Thursday... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2014 SOCIETY

• Derek Jeter Goes out Like Only Derek Jeter Ought to Go out

  

  This was a magical moment, a fitting moment, for the this great ball player, this great person: Your browser does not support iframes. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 SOCIETY

• New Twist to the Tony Stewart/Kevin Ward Jr. Saga

  

  This was surprising, to say the least: Toxicology reports revealed Kevin Ward Jr., was under the influence of marijuana on the night he was struck and killed... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 SOCIETY

• Protestants Take Note... the Pope is Indeed Fallible

  

  Christina Reinwald at Crux has the ground-breaking news: Papa Francesco may not be Big Papi, but he showed a bit of athletic prowess at the end of his weekly... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 SOCIETY