Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, Intellect and Virtue
That’s what is so sweet about my dream — that our children might see me off singing “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name.” If that really happens, it will mean we have succeeded in teaching them the most important lesson in life. They will have kept the faith.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Intellect and Virtue
In “De Rerum Natura,” Lucretius observes critically, “Some people sacrifice life itself for the sake of statues and a title.” We make the same mistake in trying to immortalize ourselves on the internet.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Commentary, Intellect and Virtue
The real concern about Barrett is not that she would disregard the principles of democracy, but that she would heed them, and leave the course and pace of social progress up to the voters. Her opponents don’t care about the separation of powers; only about outcomes.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Intellect and Virtue, Racial Justice
There’s a phrase in Juvenal’s “Satires” that might be translated as “Who will guard the guardians?” That’s the right question to ask for both police racism and clergy abuse.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary, Intellect and Virtue
John Garvey reflects on not having his sense of smell.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Coronavirus, Guest Commentary, Intellect and Virtue
The novel coronavirus that began in Wuhan, China, late last year has affected higher education like nothing I have experienced in my time as a university president.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Intellect and Virtue
I’ve been thinking lately about prayers for the sick.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Intellect and Virtue
Learning to speak and write clearly is essential to success in all the disciplines that young people are flocking to these days.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Intellect and Virtue, Respect Life
What many Americans may still not realize is that Ireland is embracing the culture of death with a zeal and gusto that few other countries — even traditionally secularized ones — would be so foolish as to imitate.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Intellect and Virtue
The faith of the world’s young people is precisely what the present crisis is destroying. It will not be enough, though it is certainly necessary, for the church to root out the evil in her midst and bring about some semblance of justice.
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God made us in his image and likeness, and humor subsequently became an important part of every human culture on earth. Our laughing granddaughter is only the most immediate reminder of the joy we are meant for.
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Filed Under: Blog, Guest Commentary, Intellect and Virtue
I wish we had a litmus test to identify the people who deserve our praise. But it won’t ever be simple. We are all sinners.
