T.S. Eliot and Uncritical Biography
By Edward Short on Jan 14, 2023 09:31 pmI The other day, I was reading Eugenio Montale’s introduction to Allen Mandlebaum’s translation of The Divine Comedy and I was struck by the wisdom of something the modern Italian poet said, and it was [...]
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Where does the Francis pontificate go from here?
By Christopher R. Altieri on Jan 14, 2023 01:15 pmMorto ’n papa se ne fa n’artro, say the Romans – “When one pope dies, another is made” – and like all maxims and proverbs and other dicta of social wisdom, this one is true [...]
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Newman, “the infidelity of the future,” and the challenges of today
By Peter M.J. Stravinskas on Jan 16, 2023 10:26 pmEditor’s note: The following homily preached on January 16, 2023 for the day of recollection for the faculty of the Donahue Academy at Ave Maria University. In our opening session this morning, I suggested considering [...]
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Religion, Politics, and the Golden Gate Bridge
By Father Jerry J. Pokorsky on Jan 16, 2023 07:41 pmOur Catholic religion often falls victim to manipulation by priests and laity for political purposes. How do we avoid and correct the secular encroachment of the Catholic faith or religious violations of reasonable non-religious duties? [...]
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Remembering Cardinal Pell
By Tracey Rowland on Jan 16, 2023 12:08 pmIn one of my last conversations with Cardinal Pell we talked about Margit Balogh’s biography of Cardinal Mindszenty, titled Victim of History. Balogh chose as the opening epigraph Mindszenty’s statement: “I shall keep on fighting…until [...]
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Islamic State bombs church service in Congo
By Catholic News Agency on Jan 16, 2023 05:00 amMap of the Democratic Republic of Congo / Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Jan 16, 2023 / 03:00 am (CNA). The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing at a Protestant church service on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo.... [...]
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