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War, Restraint, and the Christian Conscience
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (450+ words) I (Russell) grew up next to Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in Southern California. Many of my childhood friends" parents were marines. The base was simply part of the landscape of my life'the sound of munitions being fired in the…...
On Dignity and Desecration
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (330+ words) Like Trueman's previous efforts, The Desecration of Man combines rigorous research with an easy style. In this sense it follows a classic C. S. Lewis recipe: serious scholarship, delivered in an appealing way, for a broad general audience. And his subject matter'the…...
A Sacramental Theology of Marriage: A Q&A with Fr. Jos" Granados
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (445+ words) In this month's Q&A, contributing editor Nathaniel Peters interviews Fr. Jos" Granados about his new book, The Sacramental Theology of Marriage: One Flesh in One Spirit." Nathaniel Peters: Your new book offers a comprehensive vision of the Catholic theology…...
How Catholic Should a Catholic Institution Be?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (192+ words) In its "Institutional Statement Supporting the Choice for Life," the University of Notre Dame states that, in accordance with the magisterial teachings of the Catholic Church, it "recognizes and upholds the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death....
Two Leos on Church and State
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (802+ words) Editor's note: This is the revised text of a lecture given at the University of Dallas in October 2025. The core of my assignment, as I understand it, is to consider whether some aspects of Pope Leo XIII's teaching about church…...