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Elizabeth Scalia

Managing Editor, Catholic Portal

Elizabeth Scalia is an editor, writer and speaker and the author of Strange Gods: Unmasking the Idols in Everyday Life (Ave Maria Press). She is a Benedictine oblate and managing editor of the Catholic Portal at Patheos.com, where she blogs as The Anchoress. Scalia is also a regular columnist at First Things, and featured columnist at The Catholic Answer Magazine. Past titles include Caring for the Dying with the Help of your Catholic Faith (OSV), and a contribution to Disorientation: How to Go to College Without Losing Your Mind (Ascension Press).

Works by Elizabeth Scalia

How Does Science Back Up a Theological Dogma? Like This:

Elizabeth Scalia | August 14, 2016

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Anchoress2016: A Write-in Campaign to Make America Sane...

Elizabeth Scalia | July 22, 2016

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My New Book is Out! I Have a New Book!

Elizabeth Scalia | April 29, 2016

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17 y/o Primary Voters in Ohio? Why Not "14 or Fight"?

Elizabeth Scalia | March 13, 2016

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Thank you, Norman Lear; Thank you, Justice Ginsberg; Thank...

Elizabeth Scalia | March 07, 2016

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"Begin the Apocalypse" Once More!

Elizabeth Scalia | March 02, 2016

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The Roches - We Three Kings

Elizabeth Scalia | January 07, 2016

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What Would Pope Benedict or the Psalmist Say About THIS...

Elizabeth Scalia | December 29, 2015

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"I Hate Youse All!" Uncle Charlie, Christmas & That...

Elizabeth Scalia | December 24, 2015

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Kyrie Eleison: The "Year of Mercy" Can't Come Too Soon...

Elizabeth Scalia | November 26, 2015

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Pope Francis Has Set a Confrontation in Place; Not the One...

Elizabeth Scalia | October 28, 2015

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Child Breaks Host in Half to Share With Divorced/Remarried...

Elizabeth Scalia | October 16, 2015

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What Pope Benedict Wrote about the Shroud of Turin

Elizabeth Scalia | October 15, 2015

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A Simple Question for Nancy Pelosi

Elizabeth Scalia | October 02, 2015

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The Thrill of the Chaste, and the Mystery of Agape Love

Elizabeth Scalia | September 17, 2015

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Are the 21 Coptic Martyrs of February Creating Converts?

Elizabeth Scalia | September 04, 2015

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No, the Rosary is not "vain repetition"; here's why

Elizabeth Scalia | September 04, 2015

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Aylan, Gassed Refugees: A Pivotal Moment for Civilization

Elizabeth Scalia | September 04, 2015

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Scalia Resigns Patheos to Take Helm at Aleteia-US

Elizabeth Scalia | September 01, 2015

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Antidote to Pride and Vanity: Cesspool Problems

Elizabeth Scalia | August 31, 2015

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Why Yes, I Do Think Reforms of Annulment Process Are...

Elizabeth Scalia | August 31, 2015

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Living in-between seed and shrub

Elizabeth Scalia | August 31, 2015

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No, I don't hate Pope Francis, and other stupid ideas

Elizabeth Scalia | August 30, 2015

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The Stuff and Fluff of Jesus Christ

Elizabeth Scalia | August 29, 2015

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How am I Actually Losing Weight for the First Time in...

Elizabeth Scalia | August 26, 2015

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How St. Philip Neri Gave Us Stephen Colbert

Elizabeth Scalia | August 25, 2015

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"Amends": A Novel Hilarious, True, and Masterful

Elizabeth Scalia | August 25, 2015

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Bartholomew and the Weakness of God

Elizabeth Scalia | August 24, 2015

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Strange Gods at the Seminary!

Elizabeth Scalia | August 20, 2015

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Adoration Changed Everything For Me

Elizabeth Scalia | August 18, 2015

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Nun News Late Summer Vocation Round-up - UPDATE

Elizabeth Scalia | August 15, 2015

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As I Lay Like Broccoli: A Personal Prayer Request

Elizabeth Scalia | August 14, 2015

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Patheos Catholic Picks Up 2 Powerful Apologists

Elizabeth Scalia | August 12, 2015

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What Sarah Palin and Starbucks CEO Schultz Have in Common

Elizabeth Scalia | August 08, 2015

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Our Death Can Happen Many Times

Elizabeth Scalia | August 07, 2015

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"The Pope is Not an American Politician"

Elizabeth Scalia | August 04, 2015

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The Horror of PP vs an Invitation to Absolute Beauty &...

Elizabeth Scalia | July 31, 2015

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The Early Loneliness by which a Martha is Formed

Elizabeth Scalia | July 30, 2015

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"Masques Off! Masques Off!" Cried America

Elizabeth Scalia | July 28, 2015

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Barron on "Death of God & Loss of Human Dignity"

Elizabeth Scalia | July 28, 2015

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Of Christ, Monasticism and Radio Astronomy

Elizabeth Scalia | July 28, 2015

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The Crescat Needs Your Urgent Prayers - UPDATE

Elizabeth Scalia | July 26, 2015

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Conflicted: My Cuba, My People, My Distrust, My Hope

Elizabeth Scalia | July 23, 2015

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"My Little Cracker": a Donald Trump Story

Elizabeth Scalia | July 21, 2015

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PatheosCatholic Congratulates Father Robert Barron

Elizabeth Scalia | July 21, 2015

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Elizabeth Scalia | July 20, 2015

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Weidenfeld: Better, Braver than Those Seeking to Lead/Rule...

Elizabeth Scalia | July 17, 2015

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Catholicism Faces a Heavy Future, Full of Light

Elizabeth Scalia | July 15, 2015

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"The Avengers" and Friedrich Nietzsche

Elizabeth Scalia | May 05, 2015

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What I Saw from the Rope Lines at Hillary's FIRST...

Elizabeth Scalia | April 13, 2015

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Stephen Fry's Cruel God, Job, and the Cross of Jesus

Elizabeth Scalia | February 23, 2015

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Sister Juliet: Love Amidst the Clutter

Elizabeth Scalia | November 20, 2014

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"Calvary" and a Portrait of a Real Priest

Elizabeth Scalia | September 11, 2014

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Exploring the Real Lessons of Prohibition

Elizabeth Scalia | November 01, 2013

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Strange Gods: Read an Excerpt

Elizabeth Scalia | May 16, 2013

"It is not a bad thing to want to be loved. Even a certain amount of ego and pride is......

Cravings and Christ: A Chat with author Mary DeTurris...

Elizabeth Scalia | January 02, 2013

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Unwrap a Post-Christmas Silence

Elizabeth Scalia | December 26, 2011

We have allowed silence to become a gift forgotten. In the post-Christmas week, try to......

Illustrating Friendship with Jesus: An Interview with Ann...

Elizabeth Scalia | December 19, 2011

An artist discusses the inspiration for a new children's book based on Pope Benedict's......

Joy and Laughter Support a Serious Faith

Elizabeth Scalia | November 30, 2011

Happiness is an emotion about what life gives you; joy is deeper, for it comes from a......

Ever-Present Yes: An Interview with Fr. Robert Barron on...

Elizabeth Scalia | October 01, 2011

"Are we speaking to the culture in such a way that our message is rendered......

Casting Wide in the ‘Net: An Interview with Brandon Vogt

Elizabeth Scalia | October 01, 2011

By no means a solution to all that ails the Church, Brandon Vogt nevertheless sees in......

A Flame Moving Easy in Harness: Chatting with Heather...

Elizabeth Scalia | September 05, 2011

Once the harness is in place you find it is guiding you where you wanted to go, all......

The Soft Tyranny of Sentimentalism

Elizabeth Scalia | August 21, 2011

The Sentimentalist trades the clarity of ideas for the feeling that he (as opposed to......

The Christophers: Bearing Christ in the Stories

Elizabeth Scalia | May 23, 2011

The 62nd Annual Christopher Awards honored "The King's Speech" in film and "Bonhoeffer"......

Clarity and Charity: the Challenge of Blogging While...

Elizabeth Scalia | May 09, 2011

Catholicism contains fractious multitudes, and always has. Being mindful of the dangers......

Funereal Pomp: Liturgy or Idolatry?

Elizabeth Scalia | April 07, 2011

The April 8 anniversary of the funeral of Pope John Paul II recalls a question asked of......

Witness and Willingness: The Roman Collar

Elizabeth Scalia | March 29, 2011

Wearing a Roman collar can bring about a "martyrdom of mockery," but when priests forego......

Who Told You You Were Naked?

Elizabeth Scalia | March 21, 2011

The blood covenant between God and Man is a true consummation between bridegroom and......

As Lent Begins: The Tumbledown Love

Elizabeth Scalia | March 09, 2011

The Love of Christ is so strong that the merest glimpse of it changes everything, and......

The Ash Wednesday Sermon I Would Give

Elizabeth Scalia | March 08, 2011

"Moonstruck" gives us a fine introduction to the business of Ash Wednesday....

Pitre Responds to Reviewers Questions

Elizabeth Scalia | February 25, 2011

Closing our discussion on "Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist", Brant Pitre......

Longing for Baseball in the Deep Mid-Winter Hush

Elizabeth Scalia | February 15, 2011

The snow is beautiful, but enough! Bring on the boys of summer!...

The Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: An Interview with...

Elizabeth Scalia | February 15, 2011

Our 21st-century understanding of Jesus' words and teachings is greatly enhanced when......

God Bless the Child

Elizabeth Scalia | January 28, 2011

Pope Benedict XVI observes that everyone must hear the words "it is good that you exist"......

The Eternal Shrug of Rome

Elizabeth Scalia | January 19, 2011

Rome watches history, makes history, shrugs at history because Rome lives surrounded by......

Cheating the Habit of Being: The Habit of Witness

Elizabeth Scalia | January 09, 2011

Habits remind the community of faith, and everyone else as well, that we are all called......

Repetitious Prayer: The Crying out of Flesh and God

Elizabeth Scalia | January 05, 2011

Sometimes the things you've done a thousand times can bring new results; the prayers......

Flash Pictures of Christ

Elizabeth Scalia | December 19, 2010

In each of those snowflakes, I see the cross, the spear tip, the pillar, the stone, the......

The Great Secret: With God "Nothing" Is Not Possible

Elizabeth Scalia | December 07, 2010

In every assent we utter, every stitch we knit, every empty bowl we fill, every lonely......

King, Bridegroom, Self-Immolating Lover

Elizabeth Scalia | December 02, 2010

Let us draw near to Him . . . Let us slouch toward Bethlehem, carrying the poor gifts of......

Mariette in Ecstasy and the Longing for Language

Elizabeth Scalia | November 17, 2010

I know what I comprehended, but it was something of such a different order. My attempts......

The Evidence of Their Grounding: When Kids Wander from...

Elizabeth Scalia | October 08, 2010

The illusions of life will soon enough be tempered . . . then, perhaps, the familiar,......

Why I Remain a Catholic

Elizabeth Scalia | September 20, 2010

When have darkness and light been anything but co-existent? How do we recognize either......

Wonder Leads to Knowing

Elizabeth Scalia | August 23, 2010

A return to seriousness and an appreciation of what came before could help strengthen......

Genesis, Evolution, and the Sistine Chapel

Elizabeth Scalia | August 06, 2010

Each step forward or backward on the trail of human wisdom is sufficient unto its time;......

Rosary for the Job-Seekers

Elizabeth Scalia | August 03, 2010

Once again, we find that the Mysteries of the Rosary help us to identify with Christ,......

The Clampdown: Shirley Sherrod & Ken Howell

Elizabeth Scalia | July 28, 2010

Are the firings of Shirley Sherrod and Professor Ken Howell portending a troubling......

A Via Dolorosa Not to Be Missed

Elizabeth Scalia | July 19, 2010

On dignity, suffering, and the terrible beauty of a long goodbye....

The Reality of Pope Benedict

Elizabeth Scalia | July 14, 2010

Though the press has softened its tone on this "interim pope," we will undoubtedly......

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