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      Skeletons and Resurrection   Sedlec Ossuary and the Modern Paradox of Death...

              “It is quite impossible for a thinking being to imagine nonbeing, a cessation of thought and life. In this sense everyone carries the proof...

      For the Sake of One Iota

      There are times when one word, even one letter, can make all the difference.  The scene is June of 325, in the basilica of...

      Saint Joseph, A Working Man

      Saint Joseph has two 'feast' days in the universal Church, neither of which is technically a 'feast'.  The first, on March 19th, is his...

      C.S. Lewis Revisited

      Arguably the two most influential Christian apologists of the twentieth century were G.K. Chesterton and C.S. Lewis. Both were accomplished essayists, novelists, poets, and...

      The Eyes of the Heart: A Movie Review of “Prince of Foxes”

        Year:  1949  Filming:  Black & White  Length:  107 minutes  Genre:  Adventure/Drama/History/Swashbuckler  Maturity:  PG (for intense thematic elements) Cast:  Tyrone Power (Andrea Orsini), Orson Welles (Cesare Borgia), Wanda Hendrix (Camilla...

      A Reflection on Populism and Popularity

      As we journeyed through the darkness of Holy Week to the great solemnity of Easter, with the acclamations given to Christ before his humiliating...

      Britain Goin’ It Alone

      Prime Minister Therea May in Britain has just called an early election, hoping for a mandate to lead Britain out of the European Union....

      A Tough Habit to Break

        Religious life is habit-forming. Though this is a play on words, the sentiment is accurate. In the culture of Roman Catholicism, mere mention of...

      Pope Saint John Paul’s 11th Station

      THE ELEVENTH STATION Jesus is nailed to the Cross. V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. From the Gospel according...

      ISIS and Passion Sunday

      ISIS attacked again yesterday, their favorite target, apparently, Christians, this time worshiping Coptics participating in Palm Sunday Mass.  Forty seven were killed in the...