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Ancient thinkers—both philosophers and scientists—of the Mediterranean world kne...
Two colleagues of mine from the university, though brought up as Catholics, deci...
In the late night hours of Christmas Eve 2005, I sat on the floor of our family ...
At a recent Lay Dominican meeting, we discussed the importance of studying the l...
As I drove through the neighborhood after dropping my daughter off for a babysit...
On this last Sunday of Advent, our Gospel calls us to reflect on Joseph, not Mar...
Quia fecisti nos ad Te, et inquietum est cor nostrum donec requiescat in Te.“You...
We speak often of Mary’s Fiat, and rightly so. Her yes stands at the center of s...
My family still celebrates St. Nicholas day on December 6th, a tradition my wife...
There’s a peculiar temptation today to imagine medieval courts as grim theaters ...
John the Baptist had a grim message for the Pharisees and Sadducees who came to ...
The Italian idiom Per fare San Pietro c’è voluto tempo (“It took time to build S...
Momento Mori. The words stuck out like a flashing neon sign as I perused by book...
The world is suffering from an unprecedented crisis of loneliness. In 2023, the...
This Sunday is Gaudete (Rejoice!) Sunday. Our Gospel gives us John the Baptist ...
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