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In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions. It is these who set up divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. (Letter of Jude, 18-21)

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Blessed Terence O’Brien and Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez

This penultimate day of the month of October - the eve of all hallowe'ed eve - is the memorial of the Irish bishop and...

Pike, Hasan, the Church and the Death Penalty

The death penalty has been in the news of late. There was the ‘botched’ execution of Christa Pike on September 30th, the memorial of...

Saints Simon, Jude and Desperate Causes

All of the Apostles have a feast day, and on this third last day of October, in the crisp days of fall, we celebrate...

Casting Stones with a Log in the Eye

Conservative commentator and writer George Weigel in a recent column makes some rather damning – and I use that term advisedly – accusations against...

Anthony Mary Claret, On Fire for God

Anthony Mary Claret died on this day, October 24th, 1870, after a long, full and adventurous life, demonstrating how much one man can do...
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Distributism: The Original ‘Third Way’ for Shared Ownership, Social Justice, and Economic Equality & Democracy

For much of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, political economy has been dominated by two paradigms: capitalism, with markets and private ownership, and state socialism, with collective state control of production. Both systems promise prosperity and dignity, yet both have significant limitations.

A Pilgrimage from Vienna to Rome

I decided to make a pilgrimage to Rome, prompted by the Jubilee year, and walking through the Holy Doors. But I couldn’t just show up in Rome, so to make a pilgrimage of it.

Apologetics 101

Apologetics is the art of defending religious doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse, making reference to both faith and reason as appropriate, in light of Saint Peter’s admonition to ‘Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence’ (1 Peter 3:15).