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Thomas J. Salerno The dark clouds of war gather ominously over Europe as a weary continent recovers from the ravages of a virulent epidemic. The year is AD 172 AD, and the most powerful man in the West has joined his legions in their latest offensive across the mighty River Danube to counter the threat … Read moreMemento Mori: Moving into Lent with Marcus Aurelius

Elizabeth Scalia In today’s Mass readings, we read from the book of Deuteronomy the ancient words of Moses: “Today I have set before youlife and prosperity, death and doom. . . . I have set before you life and death,the blessing and the curse.Choose life, then,that you and your descendants may live, by loving the … Read moreMoses’ Stark Choice Lies Before Us: All or Nothing

Elizabeth Scalia The Ash Wednesday wake-up call is the start of a spiritual spring cleaning I always love, even when the spiritual work is heavy and messy. I love the Mass readings (“Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart . . .”). I love the sense of ancient tribalism that … Read more“Moonstruck” Delivers a Great Ash Wednesday Homily

Bishop Robert Barron Just last week, I was at St. Joseph Abbey in Covington, LA, not far from New Orleans. I was there to address about thirty Benedictine abbots from around the country who had gathered for some days of reflection and retreat. Covering the walls of the abbey church and the refectory of the … Read moreThe Poison of Gossip

Jenna M. Cooper, J.C.L. One of the most beautiful aspects of our Catholic faith is its strong incarnational basis. That is, “incarnational” in the sense of relating in a tangible, concrete way to physical “fleshly” beings such as ourselves. This is especially evident in the centrality of the sacraments in the life of the Church. … Read moreIntention Matters: Baptized by the Water and the (Right) Words

Elizabeth Scalia This is excerpted from a larger piece appearing in the Winter 2021 “Freedom” issue of Evangelization and Culture, the quarterly journal of the Word on Fire Institute. You can learn more and become an Institute member today, to read more pieces like this.  Take my love, take my land Take me where I … Read moreThe Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Glorious and Free Empty Sky