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  1. The Stinginess of the Sinner

    | Timothy P. O’Malley

    We often think about sin as extravagance. The sinner is the one who drinks too much, gambles too much, who desires pleasure too much. On the 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time, we consider the stinginess of the sinner. The sinner who loves not...

    Rubens Feast Of Simon The Pharisee

  6. Practices of Priesthood

    | Msgr. Michael Heintz

    I have been quite fortunate in my twenty-three years of priesthood to have known some superb role models of priestly life and sacerdotal zeal; unsurprisingly, most of them are older than I am, but in fact a few of them are younger. And t...

  9. Devotion to the Heart of Mary

    | Danielle Peters

    On 9 June 2018 we celebrate the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. What are the scriptural, historical, and theological foundations for devotion to the Heart…

    Immaculate Heart Of Mary

  12. The Carnival of Corpus Christi

    | Timothy P. O’Malley

    In late medieval culture, the feast of Corpus Christi was an occasion for a carnival-esque celebration. Plays were performed throughout the city, remembering the entirety of salvation history. Processions unfolded upon beds of roses, as ...

  17. On the Catholic Origins of Human Rights

    | David Lantigua

    The introduction of human rights language into the social mission of the Catholic Church evident in Pope John XXIII’s encyclical Pacem in terris (1963) is often seen as a delayed response to the modern world. From this perspective,...

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