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Bring Back the Betrothal | K.E. Colombini: Reviving the Catholic betrothal rite offers a meaningful, time-tested way to enrich marriage preparation and strengthen families.

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O, Bless My Soul | Brad Miner: As Augustine wrote of Heaven in the closing lines of City of God:“There we shall rest and see, see and love, love and praise.”

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Reading Alito Backwards | Michael Pakaluk: Samuel Alito's new book weighs his originalist framework against the natural-law tradition of the Founders.

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AI Is a Two-Edged Sword | Francis X. Maier: Why the lessons of a 2002 military war game demand that we maintain rigorous human control over the rise of artificial intelligence, through wisdom and discernment.

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Pope names members of Vatican’s key advisory theology commission
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Take 3 minutes and catch this week's clip from @GeraldMurray8 on the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

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Men without Minds | Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg on how to rediscover what the mind is and what it is for.
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The Secretary of State’s comment on “recalibrating” the pontificate has provoked unease within the Vatican, Nico Spuntoni reports.

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The pontiff, five days after undergoing surgery for cancer, said he would “gradually resume my activities.”
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As the World Burns | Robert Royal: Amid anti-Christian violence in Europe and global unrest, the very attempt to destroy churches and intimidate Christians suggests that the Faith still represents a vital, enduring presence.

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The God-Caesar Relationship | John M. Grondelski: True political order is part of God's design, subjecting authorities and public life to a higher moral order.
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It’s Time for an Anti-Pornography Crusade | Mary Eberstadt: A national reform movement is needed to restore sexual order against the poison of pornography.

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From Secular Disorder to Catholic Order | David G. Bonagura, Jr.: How Catholic order heals the disenchantment and disorder of the modern age.
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Sanctity is Always Timely | Stephen P. White: As with John Paul II, the Lord never ceases to invite us to become the precise men and women needed at precisely the right moment.

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How to Kill the Terrorist | Brad Miner: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to livestream the Fort Hood shooter's execution. That's a very bad idea.
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Lying and “the Right to the Truth” | Randall Smith: Where does someone get the right to the truth?
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Columbus, Marco Rubio, and the Nations | Robert Royal: Substituting Indigenous Peoples’ Day for Columbus Day ignores historical reality and erodes the vital Christian foundations of Western civilization.

@RobertSRoyal #ColumbusDay #ChristopherColumbus

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Awake the Dawn | Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy: The risen Jesus is the dawning of the everlasting day, calling the Church and every believer to bring His light to the world.
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The Vatican Should Reaffirm the Culture of Life | Alden Abbott: The time is ripe for Pope Leo XIV to reaffirm Evangelium vitae.

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Armenia and the Task of Remembering | Francis X. Maier: The Armenian Genocide established the blueprint for modern mass murder - remembering this crime against humanity is a moral obligation.

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