Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, June 7, 2023
By CWR Staff on Jun 07, 2023 04:00 amTruth Matters – “I want to talk about what we need now: what we need now as Christians; what we need now to renew the presence of Jesus Christ in our personal lives, in our [...]
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Tradition and the signs of the times
By James Kalb on Jun 06, 2023 09:36 pmHow can Catholics most help the world? The obvious answer is that they would help most if they became saints. If you as a Catholic want to “make a difference,” cultivate sanctity and wholehearted love [...]
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Papal envoy to Ukraine meets with President Zelenskyy, concludes ‘intense’ visit
By Catholic News Agency on Jun 06, 2023 02:15 pmPope Francis’ envoy to Ukraine Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on June 6, 2023, finished a “brief but intense” two-day visit to Kyiv, which included a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. / Credit: Vatican News/YouTube CNA Newsroom, Jun 6, 2023 / ... [...]
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Making common cause: A contribution to the Chapp-Minerd dialogue
By Dr. Richard DeClue on Jun 05, 2023 07:51 pmOver the past couple of years, I have been privileged to have numerous conversations and written exchanges with Dr. Larry Chapp and Dr. Matthew Minerd. I have benefited greatly from these interactions, and I consider [...]
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Suit filed by Christian college aimed at HUD policies undermining sexual distinctions
By Charles J. Russo on Jun 05, 2023 01:26 pmThe Biden administration, through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has announced rules in the form of a Directive that may threaten the College of the Ozarks in Missouri and other institutions grounded [...]
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Padre Pio suffers from disjointed narrative and troubling content
By Kathy Schiffer on Jun 04, 2023 11:24 pmIf the prospect of a movie about Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, the stigmatist and saint popularly known as Padre Pio, excites you, you may be disappointed in the new docu-drama bearing his name. One hopes [...]
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Incorruptibility and Holiness
By Dawn Beutner on Jun 04, 2023 06:38 pmFour years after her death, Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster has mystified the world. How could the body of a deceased Benedictine nun remain intact after years in a leaky coffin? After all, the mortician who arranged [...]
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The Rebirth of Wonder: A review of Seren of the Wildwood
By James Matthew Wilson on Jun 03, 2023 08:17 pmMarly Youmans’ new story in verse begins with an invocation of all that the world has forgotten, or tried to forget, in the name of being “realistic.” The first lines run as follows: The wildwood [...]
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Religious persecution takes its toll on Catholic faith in Mexico
By Catholic News Agency on Jun 03, 2023 01:00 pmFlag of Mexico. / Credit: David Ramos/ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 3, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). Recent episodes of violence against the Catholic Church, including the murder of a priest and the attempted murder of an archbishop, once again bri... [...]
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The Two Gods
By James V. Schall, S.J. on Jun 03, 2023 12:00 pmIf we think wrongly about God, most everything else goes wrong. [...]
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Theology in Practice is the spiritual testament of two Cistercian priests
By Paul Senz on Jun 02, 2023 11:53 pmTheology is, as the name suggests, the study of God. St. Anselm of Canterbury described the theological pursuits as Fides quaerens intellectum, or “faith seeking understanding”. We are called not just to love God, but [...]
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Fort Worth bishop dismisses Carmelite mother superior in latest in Texas monastery-diocese dispute
By Catholic News Agency on Jun 02, 2023 01:40 pmThe Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas. / Credit: Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity Discalced Carmelite Nuns Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 2, 2023 / 12:40 pm (CNA). Bish... [...]
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The Story of St. Columba and the Book of Kells
By Father Seán Connolly on Jun 09, 2023 04:00 amIreland is known as the “Land of Saints and Scholars” because of the vital role the island nation played in preserving the light of faith and learning in the midst of Europe’s dark age. 500 [...]
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Motherhood, guilt, and God’s grace
By Dawn Beutner on Jun 08, 2023 07:19 pmIn the weeks leading up to Mother’s Day last month, many comments were circulated on social media about how painful Mother’s Day can be for some women. Although there were plenty of flowers, gifts, and [...]
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Fort Worth Diocese releases photos allegedly showing drug use at Carmelite monastery
By Catholic News Agency on Jun 08, 2023 05:32 pmAn Arlington, Texas, police car. / Credit: WFFA News 8 Dallas/Screen shot Washington D.C., Jun 8, 2023 / 16:32 pm (CNA). Charges and countercharges of illegal activity have further escalated a bitter public dispute between the Diocese of Fort W... [...]
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Muslim-led parents’ group protests LGBT curriculum mandate in Maryland school system
By Catholic News Agency on Jun 08, 2023 10:30 amParental and religious freedom rights advocates, including a group of Muslim parents, on June 6, 2023, protest a Maryland school system policy that removes parents’ authority to opt their children out of homosexual and transgender coursework. / ... [...]
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Book by convert critiques “the most fundamental doctrine” in Protestantism
By Paul Senz on Jun 07, 2023 09:45 pmCasey Chalk is a prolific writer, contributing to such outlets as First Things, Public Discourse, The American Conservative, The Federalist, The Catholic Thing, Front Porch Republic, New Oxford Review, as well as Catholic World Report. He [...]
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The Wimps of Summer
By George Weigel on Jun 07, 2023 03:25 pmWhen I dip into life’s memory bank for moments of unalloyed joy, the afternoon of October 9, 1966, quickly surfaces. On a brilliant autumnal Sunday, I was sitting with my Grandfather Weigel behind first base [...]
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