Extra, extra! News and views for November 30, 2022
By CWR Staff on Nov 30, 2022 05:00 amLiberalism and Religion – “The Notre Dame Law Review hosted its second symposium of the academic year on November 11 in Biolchini Hall of Law. [The symposium] revolved around the theme of ‘Liberalism, Christianity, and [...]
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The power of a Catholic death and the joy that lies beyond
By Monica Seeley on Nov 29, 2022 08:04 pmAs November draws to a close, the readings at Mass draw our minds to the end of time—the end of all time, and for each of us, the end of our own time. Eschatological themes [...]
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Drag queens, dogs, and cats
By Robert R. Reilly on Nov 29, 2022 07:24 pmAs Humpty Dumpty might say, reality has become whatever we say it is. Not to trivialize the gravity of the subject, but I made up a Monty Python-like skit to illustrate the problem of naming [...]
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Opinion: “Faith-consistent investing” must consider infrastructure needs
By Thomas M. Doran on Nov 29, 2022 06:26 pmThe Vatican recently published a 45-page document “Mensuram Bonam” [Good Measure], which calls on Catholic institutions and believers to engage in “faith-consistent investing” that, among other priorities, urges investors to favor companies whose business models [...]
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What it is like to be a Catholic priest in Qatar
By Catholic News Agency on Nov 29, 2022 08:09 amFather Charbel Mhanna offers Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary in Doha, Qatar. / Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church Rome Newsroom, Nov 29, 2022 / 06:09 am (CNA). When Father Charbel Mhanna needs to acquire altar wine for Mass, he must use a sp... [...]
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Return to the spirit of the Acts of the Apostles
By CWR Contributors on Nov 28, 2022 08:14 pmEditor’s note: The following address was translated by William J. Melcher for CWR, from the Italian original posted by L’Osservatore Romano, with reference to the German translation posted by kath.net. ————— In his Letter to [...]
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National Adoption Month and focusing on foster care
By Kathy Schiffer on Nov 28, 2022 07:19 pmAt a time when the emphasis on the nuclear family has noticeably weakened, thousands of children face the prospect of growing up without ever having established permanent family connections. There are more than 400,000 children [...]
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Pope Francis explains to America Magazine why women cannot be ordained priests
By Catholic News Agency on Nov 28, 2022 02:30 pmPope Francis meets a group of women at the end of his weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall in the Vatican on March 2, 2022. / Photo by VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 28, 2022 / 12:30 pm (CNA). In an in... [...]
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Living Advent in an age of functional paganism
By Christopher R. Altieri on Nov 28, 2022 01:26 amChristianity haunts our culture. It appears to us as a phantom presence, pale shimmering and gossamer, which we glimpse from time to time – in places familiar, to make them strange; and in places strange, [...]
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The “Respect for Marriage Act” and the new federal regulation of marriage
By Thomas R. Ascik on Nov 28, 2022 12:50 amThe first point about the Respect for Marriage Act, the proposed federal law concerning same-sex marriage, sponsored by all Democrat and 12 Republican senators, is its secrecy. Although marriage itself is in precipitous decline, probably [...]
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Cardinal Sarah: ‘Religious liberty is under threat in the West, too’
By Catholic News Agency on Nov 27, 2022 10:00 amCardinal Robert Sarah / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Rome Newsroom, Nov 27, 2022 / 08:00 am (CNA). Christians in the West should not take religious liberty and freedom of worship for granted, Cardinal Robert Sarah said in a recent interview with ... [...]
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Plumbing the depths of a dozen works of classic literature
By Paul Senz on Nov 26, 2022 10:48 pmThe rich literary patrimony of Western civilization can be daunting. Where to begin? Which books are truly great? Which works of literature have stood the test of time? Joseph Pearce’s most recent book is titled [...]
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Suffering and the divine punishment of the good alongside the wicked
By Dr. Edward Feser on Nov 26, 2022 04:06 pmMany today labor under the delusion that the reality of suffering is a difficulty for Christianity – as if Christian doctrine would lead us to expect little or no suffering, so that its adherents should [...]
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