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25 and Catholic
by Mary Kate Knorr
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Everyone Is Terrible At Dating So I Decided To Write This Blog Post

I was recently talking to a male friend about man's common failure to ask women out on dates. “Men...
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After the Ecstasy, the Laundry…
by Cynthia Schrage
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Jesus Is My Plumber

Disgusting, that’s what it was. This morning, after watching the sink slowly fill up and realizing...
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A Belief Observed
by Timothy Putnam
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The Eucharist: Mystery of Presence, Sacrifice, and Communion

*Interview Below* It's No Mystery It's no mystery. Publishers send me press releases for new...
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Betty Duffy
by Elizabeth Duffy
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What You May Have Missed

Good Letters: Learning Detachment in the Attic Good Letters: A Post About God and...
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Beyond All Telling
by Accidental Mystic
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Hierarchy and Obedience: An American Bishop Who Would Listen

Who knows what to make of the Holy See’s move to forestall the American bishops’ deliberations on...
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Biblical Evidence for Catholicism
by Dave Armstrong
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Protestant Revolt Was Largely Politically Motivated

I mostly compiled citations from Catholic and Protestant scholars, in this section, which was part...
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Born Again Catholic
by Patty Knap
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The Best Car Accident I've Ever Seen

Last Sunday I happened to see a car accident right alongside my car. I was parking outside church,...
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Catholic and Enjoying It!
by Mark Shea
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Our Myth, Their Lie

This is a really good article by somebody who has figured the core falsehood at the bottom of the...
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Catholic Authenticity
by Melinda Selmys
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The Seductive Illusion of Objectivity

This is not a defence of relativism. It is a challenge to the concept of “objectivity,” and in...
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The Catholic Book Blogger
by Pete Socks
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The Dangers of the New Age - Off the Shelf 094 with Noira Noonan

New Age thought and the New Age Movement is a very dangerous playground to dabble in. The entire...
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Catholic News
by Catholic News
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US bishops' new child protection program aims to create culture of mindfulness

Washington D.C., Nov 7, 2017 / 03:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After years of research, the U.S....
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The Catholic Working Mother
by JoAnna Wahlund
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How Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers "Does It All"

I am fascinated by this profile of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. She's the only congresswoman to...
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Chaos and Old Night
by Sean P. Dailey
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The crown of the Christmas feast

The Christmas pudding is the crown of the Christmas feast. It has no equal. Before the pudding,...
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Christian Democracy
by Jack Quirk
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Better Than Minimum Wage

Larry Kudlow, the “White House’s top economic adviser said” the other day “that he opposes the...
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The Cordial Catholic
by Albert Little
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What's the Biggest Difference Between Catholics and Evangelicals?

I've heard it described, by more than one convert, that becoming a Catholic after being an...
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Cosmos The In Lost
by Artur Rosman
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The Surprising Anti-Capitalist Logic Behind the Catholic Church's Continued Ban of Gluten-Free Hosts

The continued ban of gluten-free hosts in the Catholic Church shows that the specificity of matter...
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Cracks in Postmodernity
by Stephen G. Adubato
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Let Me Feel the Lack: A meditation on Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line

by guest contributor Patrick Tomassi At the beginning of Terrence Malick’s epic World War II film...
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Daffey Thoughts
by Daffey Thoughts
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The New Daffey Thoughts

You now can find me here: Daffey Thoughts. Just in case you missed the news. See ya there....
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The Deacon's Bench
by Deacon Greg Kandra
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Cardinal close to pope praises permanent deacons' unique role in New Evangelization

Details: Permanent deacons have a unique role in promoting the New Evangelization, according to a...
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The Divine Wedgie
by Matt Tan
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Vice is the Opiate of the Masses

A diagnosis that is common to the thought of Nietzsche and Marx concerns the pacifying strength of...
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The Dorothy Option
by Elias Crim
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"Our Best Hope to Avoid As Much Violence As Possible"

The polarization of American politics is reflected in a like polarization of politics around the...
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Eastern Catholic Person
by Justin Tse
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'Still love you': revisiting the Cantonese Protestant dissertation in everyday life

Perhaps the scariest thing for a young scholar is to revisit the dissertation. It is also a...
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Eating Peaches
by Marina Olson
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St. Anthony, Lost Faith, and How to Find It

On the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua, I can't help reflect on the saint who has proven so...
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El Puente
by Victor Carmona
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En esta solemnidad de María, madre de Dios, ¡manos a la obra!

El primero de enero celebramos la solemnidad de María, Madre de Dios. El Concilio de Éfeso le...
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Embodied Faith
by Colleen C. Mitchell
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The One Thing We Can All Do Today

Last week, I wanted to shut the world off for a while. Like off. Power it down. Not just step away...
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European Communion
by Cameron Doody
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Compulsory Celibacy a “Festering Wound”, Says Slovakian Priest

In the wake of the sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church all over the world, more and more...
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Eve Tushnet
by Eve Tushnet
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Plots Fall, Everyone Dies: Revisiting "Harry Potter" for No Real Reason

Well, the reason is my whole time-travel rosary thing, which I'm still doing (and will post about...
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Faith on the Couch
by Gregory K. Popcak
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Bishops Fail At Being Human; Seek "Small Laws" to Guide Them

As the US bishops gather in Baltimore this week, I have to admit that I'm so weary of people...
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The Font
by The Font
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To Believe or Not To Believe? Part 2: Faith vs. Knowledge

By guest writer William M. Shea Now I bring in “knowing and knowledge” to bump up against...
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Fr. Dwight Longenecker
by Dwight Longenecker
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Tree of Life Synagogue and the Tree of Death

I couldn't help noticing the irony that the terrible shooting over the weekend took place in a...
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Franciscan activist
by Patrick Carolan
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The Tax Bill; A Moral Document

The tax bill that Congress recently passed and President Trump signed into law provides tax cuts...
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Fumbling Toward Grace
by Sarah Babbs
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When Girls are Garbage

When boys will be boys, then girls will be garbage. I don’t remember much from the assault itself,...
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The Global Catholic Review
by Andrew Chesnut
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The Knights Templar and Saint Nazario – The Narco-Gospel of a Mexican Drug Cartel

The interminable drug war in Mexico reveals that the lethal mix of religion and terrorism isn’t...
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Good Letters
by Good Letters
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Waiting for Nothing to Happen

When I was in my twenties, toward the end of a not-especially-dissolute but nonetheless untethered...
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Il Naufrago
by Aurelio Porfiri
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The superficial joy contained in Many Modern Church Songs

The joy expressed in Gregorian chant is contained and austere, a joy with gravitas. It has nothing...
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The Inner Room
by Kevin Johnson
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Uselessness: Where Suffering and Beauty Meet

I've never been good at beauty. Yes, of course I can in some sense understand beauty – for...
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Jane the Actuary
by Elizabeth Bauer
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Pope, Bishops to Catholics: You're on your own

You'll understand if I'm a bit grumpy today, after several days of watching the latest...
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Jappers and Janglers
by Chase Padusniak
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Being Byzantine (Catholic)

This is a tough piece to write. Not because I am ashamed of being Byzantine Catholic, but because...
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Kate O'Hare's Pax Culturati
by Kate O'Hare
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'Instant Family' Adoption Comedy: Starring Mark Wahlberg Doesn't Mean It's Catholic

There are worthy themes in the Paramount comedy Instant Family, starring Mark Wahlberg and hitting...
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Labyrinthine Mind
by Pablo Migone
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Bishops arrive to Baltimore to address crisis

The Catholic Bishops of the United States have started to arrive to a windy and cold Baltimore in...
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Letters from the Edge of Elfland
by David Mosley
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Return to the Sources: On Reading Old Books

Ordinary Time 5 November 2018 The Edge of Elfland Manchester, NH Dearest Readers, As many of you...
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Life Transparent
by Mallory Severson
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The Best (ish) Baby Bath

Do you go through a new baby tub after each baby because a) Either it got moldy so you threw it...
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Lisa Duffy: A Million Unheard Souls
by Lisa Duffy
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6 Types Of Baggage That Ruin Relationships
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The Literary Papist
by Tim Duffy
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Why the Church Needs Women (Everywhere)

A relative asked me recently: “When will you just decide you’re through with the Church?” He was...
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A Little Bit of Nothing
by Henry Karlson
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The Revelation of the Tetragrammaton

In one of the most important revelations concerning the nature of God in Scripture, God revealed...
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Lost in a One-Acre Wood
by Jack Hartjes
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Ruth, a Romantic Tale of a Victim who Wins Out in the End, Like Jesus

In the Book of Ruth a member of a nation that Israel traded and warred with off and on becomes one...
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Mackerel Snapper
by Matthew Tyson
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Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Inadmissible

I’ve made it clear on more than one occasion that I am an absolute, unwavering opponent of the...
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The Millennial Crusader
by John Paul Gaston
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Entering the New

I cannot help but apologize for the long time that it took for me to get everything up and running...
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The Orant
by Billy Kangas
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Mourning and weeping

To say this has been a difficult month for those within the Catholic Church would be an...
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Orthodoxy in Communion With Rome
by Pete Vere
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Canada and Cannabis: One Catholic Response

In a few days, Canada will become the first developed country to legalize cannabis. Not just for...
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Peace and Pekoe
by Kate Cousino
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Why "This Is Us" Is the Medicine We Need

There are a lot of feel-good sitcoms that solve every problem in a half hour. There are even more...
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Perchance Perpetuity
by Perchance Perpetuity
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5 Ways to Practice the Catholic Faith to Calm Information Overload

I think it is easy to admit we have all found ourselves at one time or another reading online an...
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Pia de Solenni
by Pia de Solenni
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Moving Forward: Muslims And Jews Show Solidarity With Catholics in France And Italy.

Time has an article about Muslims and Jews in France and Italy who attended Mass this past weekend...
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Pop Feminist
by Emily C. A. Snyder
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Grooming the Congregation: An Open Letter to FUS (Pt. 2)

Earlier this week, NCR reported on Franciscan University of Steubenville's (FUS) knowing cover up...
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Proper Nomenclature
by Keith Michael Estrada
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You can reunite an immigrant parent with their child! Here's how.

You can reunite an immigrant parent with their child! Here's how. We are raising money for RAICES,...
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Public Catholic
by Rebecca Hamilton
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Farewell from Public Catholic

All good things must end, and it’s time for me to end my stint at Public Catholic. I am profoundly...
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The Rule and the Raven
by Anne Carpenter
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Self, suspended

Surely you know all things, since you are no-thing. You are, and all else needs you in order to...
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Sam Rocha
by Sam Rocha
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On the Castile Verdict and Violence Against Muslims

Have you ever had just reason to fear for someone's safety? I am sure many of you have.
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The Shoeless Banshee: Meanderings Beyond the Pale
by Marie Kopp
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We Are Witches

I've been thinking about witches since autumn began. I never much liked or even...
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Sick Pilgrim
by Sick Pilgrim
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Why I Can't Stay

Something changed inside of me during the week following this summer’s shattering Pennsylvania...
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Steel Magnificat
by Mary Pezzulo
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Rosie and the Corner Friends

An acquaintance once shared an uninspired meme on Facebook that said, "I want you to pay for your...
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Sticking the Corners
by Jennifer Fitz
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Why Yes, I'm Still Catholic

Some things that happened this summer: (1) We discovered our bishops cannot be trusted with even...
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suspended in her jar
by Rebecca Bratten Weiss
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"Traditional Catholicism" and Fetishization of Women

They are not presented as subjects, as women with interiority and a story. They are presented only...
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Synapses of the Soul
by Sofia Carozza
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Why you should pray the Liturgy of the Hours

What if I told you that there was a prayer perfectly suited to your biology? There is: The Liturgy...
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Through Broken Roses
by Leticia Adams
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Killing Art

The other day I received a rejection letter from a major book publisher for my memoir...
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Through Catholic Lenses
by Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC
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Starting a Christian Spiritual Life: Q&A with Fr. Matthew, LC

I've had a CuriousCat account most of 2018 and I sometimes get asked interesting questions. I set...
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Time Off Purgatory with Steve the Missionary
by Steven Lewis
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Robots Teach Us What to Want: Blade Runner 2049

First, make sure to watch this gorgeous movie before it leaves theaters. It's going fast. Second,...
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To Give a Defense
by Scott Alt
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Heresy in the Defense of Milo

Adebate has broken out online following Catholic radio host Patrick Coffin's decision to invite...
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Unequally Yoked
by Leah Libresco
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I'm keynoting at a Con for Christian nerds!

I'm excited to announce that I'll be giving the keynote speech at this year's Doxacon (a Christian...
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Vox Nova
by David Cruz-Uribe
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Bishop Zubik on the Pittsburgh Shooting

To follow up on my post yesterday on the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, I want to share a...
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Way Station in the Wilderness
by Kristy Burmeister
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What a Time to Be a New Catholic Convert

I was ten when my parents discovered Mennonites in northern Indiana. I have clear memories of...
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