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All that I am


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OSV News Filed Under: Commentary

As Christians, we boldly speak the name of our Savior, and in doing so we both acknowledge him as God and dare to utter the divine name, for the word Jesus means “I AM saves.”

Radio Interview: The Death Penalty


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Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Respect Life

Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, executive director of the Catholic Mobilizing Network, which fights the use of the death penalty and works toward restorative justice solutions. She says that the church’s opposition, clearly defined in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, focuses on the inherent human dignity of every human, and notes that we need to do a better job of educating Catholics and others about the issues surrounding capital punishment.

Exploring the principles of natural law and what they mean for human flourishing today


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OSV News Filed Under: Commentary

OSV News’ Charlie Camosy recently spoke with Melissa Moschella, professor of the practice in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life and author of “Ethics, Politics, and Natural Law: Principles for Human Flourishing,” about the Catholic tradition surrounding this concept and its special importance and relevance in society today.

Polish talent foundation ‘best living monument’ to St. John Paul II 20 years after his death


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OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News, Youth Ministry

The Polish bishops’ conference established the “Dzielo Nowego Tysiaclecia” (“The Work of a New Millenium”) foundation in the Jubilee Year 2000. Today, 20 years after John Paul’s death on April 2, 2005, it’s called the “best living monument” of the pope, granting scholarships to talented youth, who are everything from musicians to doctors, and inventors to sportsmen.