• Kindling, and Rekindling, the Faith in Ohio

    We should look to Bishop Fenwick and Archbishop Purcell. While our challenges are not precisely the same, the principle underlying their success is: Both uncompromisingly sought… the Kingdom of God.

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  • Will Beauty Save the World? 

    There are many people today who view art and culture as a form of religion, because it offers a glimpse of transcendental reality. Beauty entices and ravishes one to a perception of truth. Yet truth in art is necessarily elusive, refracted, and cannot lend itself to a total integrity and self-giving, and can be no…

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  • A Brief Schema of the Person

    Today, many seem to be confused about the exact point at which human life begins… Although science is a necessary part of the answer, a proper philosophy of nature that goes beyond the mere facts is needed, and who is better to turn to than Aristotle?

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  • Political Success, Social Failure

    In Ohio, the Republicans have been winning elections for decades, yet we stand on the precipice of enshrining a “right” to abortion in our constitution. 

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  • Think Smaller

    As a people we have lost much of our common life and common culture. Without these foundations we cannot begin to work towards the larger goals above. We must first reestablish ourselves in our real lives and with our real work at a personal level.

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  • For Politics

    “Nevertheless there is a point that needs to be driven home: no community will survive long term if there is no, or very limited, involvement in electoral politics.”

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