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Letter to the Editor: Would the Saints Read Tolkien?
Read ☛: Letter to the Editor: Would the Saints Read Tolkien?I believe Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings is not merely an “allowable” source of reading for Catholics, it is, particularly for the laity, a required piece of literature.
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“Christian, Remember Your Dignity!”
Read ☛: “Christian, Remember Your Dignity!”The war between good and evil is real, but it is not in society. The culture war is a façade; the real war rages within.
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Would the Saints Read Tolkien?
Read ☛: Would the Saints Read Tolkien?“It’s a waste of time to read The Lord of the Rings. You should read the Lives of the Saints instead.” Doubtless you could imagine my confusion after hearing these words. Why not read (and value) both?
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Kindling (and Rekindling) Ohio’s Faith
Read ☛: Kindling (and Rekindling) Ohio’s FaithWe should look to Bishop Fenwick and Archbishop Purcell. Our challenges are not precisely the same, the principle underlying their success is: Both uncompromisingly sought first the Kingdom of God.
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Letter to the Editor: Will Beauty Save the World?
Read ☛: Letter to the Editor: Will Beauty Save the World?I want to offer some thoughts continuing the conversation on Gabriel’s article examining art as a way to evangelize. I happened to read his article right after listening to Bishop Barron’s interview with movie actors Ethan and Maya Hawke on art, grace, and Flannery O’Connor, which made me more open to Gabriel’s points than I…
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Man’s End is Not Material
Read ☛: Man’s End is Not MaterialThe same errors lie at the root of both communism and unchecked capitalism: the gross exploitation of human nature and the failure to understand man’s true end and purpose.
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Children learn to form letters, phrase sentences, then to write paragraphs, then essays. In the same way, we have watched our community learn to say hello, to small talk, then to gather and bounce around ideas. But it mustn’t end there.
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The principles of neighborhood and subsistence will be disparaged by the globalists as ‘protectionism’ — and that is exactly what it is. It is a protectionism that is just and sound, because it protects local producers and is the best assurance of adequate supplies to local consumers. And the idea that local needs should be met first and only surpluses exported does not imply any prejudice against charity toward people in other places or trade with them. The principle of neighborhood at home always implies the principle of charity abroad. And the principle of subsistence is in fact the best guarantee of giveable or marketable surpluses. This kind of protection is not ‘isolationism.”
― Wendell Berry