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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
Andrew Petiprin Last Sunday at our parish church, we kept the Solemnity of the Chair of St. Peter, moved with special permission from Tuesday, February 22. It was our titular feast as members of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, a distinct liturgical form and pastoral structure within the Roman Rite of … Read moreThe Ordinariate: Bringing My Whole Past into My Future, in Faith