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A Full Glimpse of Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman
(In light of this being the feast of Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman, a reprisal of this fine piece from Carl Sundell seemed well in order:)
John Henry Cardinal Newman (1801-1890) was a priest of...
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That We May See What Maritain Saw
Born and raised in the age of the horse and buggy, the Frenchman Jacques Maritain (1882-1973) is widely regarded as the 20th Century's most eminent Catholic philosopher. In youth he was a self-admitted candidate...
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Orestes Brownson Refutes Atheism
“When the Son of Man comes, will there be faith on earth?” Luke 18:8
Orestes A. Brownson (1803 –1876) was among the most original and powerful intellects of his era. A self-taught child prodigy who...
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Stomping on the Devil’s Toe
The Catechism of the Catholic Church declares that the devil is not only real, but most certainly is not just some blind impersonal force in human affairs. The devil is a thinking creature who...
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Beware of Communists Bearing Gifts
(This article builds upon a previous one published at Catholic Insight on December 9, 2018 under the title Trojan Horse in the City of God. The principal difference is that here is stressed the...
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Old Thunder: A Retrospective on Hilaire Belloc
(The following piece, if memory serves, was submitted and published by Carl Sundell a year or two ago, but I can find no record of it in our search engine. So here it is,...
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Dancing on Pinnochio’s Grave: The Ten Lies of Socialism
You belong to your father, the devil, … for he is a liar and the father of lies. John 8:44
Thomas J. DiLorenzo is a libertarian professor of economics at Loyola University, Maryland. Some of...
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The Lasting Legacies of Peter and Paul
Keeper of the Keys
Most readers are familiar with the various Gospel accounts of St. Peter as the Apostle specially chosen by Christ to “feed my sheep” (John 21:17). Jesus gave to Peter (not to...
