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God primarily and essentially knows Himself alone
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (147+ words) St. Thomas Aquinas on Monday, April 20, 2026 The Understanding is in potentiality in regard of its object, in so far as it is a different thing from that object. If, therefore, the primary and essential object of divine understanding be something…...
Simeon's Prophesy v. The Blob
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (577+ words) Brad Miner on Monday, April 20, 2026 And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted. (Luke…...
Building Peace Without Christ
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (108+ words) Edward Pentin - Guest Commentary by Father Nicola Bux on Monday, April 20, 2026 "Christ did not waste time criticising the Roman Empire, but founded the Church" " T. S. Eliot, Choruses from The Rock Popes from John XXIII to Leo XIV have, in different ways,…...
Pope Leo XIV rejects media "narrative" that his Africa remarks targeted Trump
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (206+ words) The Catholic Thing Courtney Mares, OSV News on Monday, April 20, 2026 Pope Leo XIV pushed back against the media narrative that has pitted him against President Donald Trump since the start of his 11-day apostolic journey to Africa, telling journalists aboard…...
For God and Country " Or for Myself?
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (510+ words) David G Bonagura, Jr. on Sunday, April 19, 2026 That last really struck me. For the vets and their families, Mrs. Hall baked hot cross buns as she had twenty years earlier, using a less-than-ideal substitute for sugar, which was being rationed....
The Unexplained Shift in Pope Leo XIV's January Consistory
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (84+ words) Diane Montagna on Friday, April 17, 2026 The Vatican announced this week that Pope Leo XIV will convene his second extraordinary consistory of cardinals on June 26-27, but are these meetings being organized with genuine openness, or are they structured to steer toward…...
Pope Leo XIV meets Augustinians in Annaba in fraternal visit
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (75+ words) ACI Stampa on Friday, April 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV met privately Tuesday with fellow members of the Augustinian order, sharing lunch with the local community in what the order described as a "beautiful and pleasant" fraternal encounter. " How Ben Sasse is…...
Federal funding cut threatens future of Catholic Charities program for migrant children in Miami
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (90+ words) Ivan Taylor, CBS News on Friday, April 17, 2026 The Trump administration has canceled an $11 million federal contract that helps shelter and care for migrant children who enter the United States without a parent or legal guardian " putting a decades-long program in…...
On Islam from the Contra Gentiles
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (65+ words) St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday, April 17, 2026 Chapter 6 " That to give assent to the truths of the faith is not foolishness even though they are above reason How Ben Sasse is Living Now That He Is Dying | Interesting Times with Ross…...
Pope Leo's visit to Algiers' Grand Mosque and the question of Islam
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (100+ words) Niwa Limbu, The Catholic Herald on Friday, April 17, 2026 Pope Leo XIV visited Algeria's Grand Mosque, the third largest mosque in the world after those in Mecca and Medina. The Pontiff removed his shoes in accordance with protocol before entering and…...