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2016-02-13T12:48:12-07:00

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Does Pope Francis’s Joint Declaration with Patriarch Kirill Throw Eastern Catholics Under the Bus?

Last updated on: February 13, 2016 at 12:48 pm By Artur Rosman

The mainstream religious media coverage of the Joint Declaration signed by Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill does not inspire much confidence. You keep seeing the “first meeting in a 1,00o years” line, but the Russian Church only became an autonomous entity about 600 years ago. There is mention of the mutual excommunications between East and West in 1054, but no mention how they were lifted in 1965 by Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras. And so on… Shallow Western... Read more

2016-02-19T12:18:58-07:00

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Catholic Vote’s Socialism Freakout Highlights the Necessity of Clearly Defined Terms

Last updated on: February 19, 2016 at 12:18 pm By Guest Contributor

On behalf of the Catholic Church, I would like to apologize. I apologize for our complicated theology, especially where the Church and the State intersect. I apologize specifically that the Church has led so many people into thinking that Catholicism is a religion of unbridled capitalism. I apologize that it is a religion that considers socialism antithetical to the very idea of caritas while simultaneously saying that socialism is not antithetical to the very idea of caritas. An intern at... Read more

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2016-02-10T18:51:46-07:00

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God is with Humankind Right Down to the Cellar of Creaturely Existence

Last updated on: February 10, 2016 at 6:51 pm By Guest Contributor

Thanks to “the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross and His transformation of human existence from within,” humankind “can engage the ruins of its existence” (Delp, The Cross – The Mystery of God and the Way of Life for Humanity). Alfred Delp, SJ, whom the Nazis would execute on February 2, 1945, scribbled this thought prior to giving a retreat in 1943 to his parishioners on the meaning of the Cross. This Jesuit-martyr’s insight on the manner of Christian discipleship... Read more

2016-02-09T19:47:13-07:00

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Catholic Historian Takes Back “Secular” Enlightenment

Last updated on: February 9, 2016 at 7:47 pm By Artur Rosman

The 18th century worldwide intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment spawned what’s called a Republic of Letters. It was a heated debate, all through snail mail, about all the hottest issues of the day. Some say it was a precursor to the internet, others disagree. The Enlightenment continues to be controversial today. For example, the Enlightenment (a.k.a. “Age of Reason“) is commonly used by atheists as a blunt tool against religious people. They claim themselves to be its heirs, thereby... Read more

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2016-02-09T01:21:32-07:00

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Larycia Hawkins & Wheaton Parts Ways; A Catholic University Should Hire Her

Last updated on: February 9, 2016 at 1:21 am By Artur Rosman

There are plenty of good reasons for Catholic universities to hire Professor Larycia Hawkins who parted ways with Wheaton a couple of days ago. Yesterday, somewhere between Tacoma and Seattle, I heard on the radio that Wheaton College parted ways with political science professor Larycia Hawkins. I assumed the young no-longer-tenured professor from the “Harvard of the evangelical schools” is now back on the unpredictable academic job market. The stumbling block between the scholar and the Christian institution of higher... Read more

2016-02-08T16:32:51-07:00

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Why Cam Newton Matters

Last updated on: February 8, 2016 at 4:32 pm By Artur Rosman

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer (Psalm 4:1). Cam Newton led his team to a 15-1 record this year. He beat my beloved Seahawks (barely) earlier in the playoffs. I am therefore obligated to sing his praises ahead of tomorrow’s Superbowl against Peyton Manning (who’s already received his fair share of love from Patheos Catholic writers). What makes Cam exceptional... Read more

2016-02-04T15:33:34-07:00

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Culprit Behind Breasts Ballooning is Breaking Creation’s Back

Last updated on: February 4, 2016 at 3:33 pm By Artur Rosman

I can’t even begin to explain the algorithms that got me to the DailyMail story on the scientific study of involutnary breast augmentation. I couldn’t resist the story, because it is of theological interest. In his book on the doctrinal implications of human evolution Karl Rahner said the following about the relationship between theology and current events: For we observe, of course, even today, that the real decisions of a man can occur very implicitly in a global commitment, in a... Read more

2016-02-03T18:17:13-07:00

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Ask God to Shatter Your Heart

Last updated on: February 3, 2016 at 6:17 pm By Artur Rosman

The Name of God is Mercy is a deceptively simple read. After all, how much can be compressed into a novella-length interview? A lot, it turns out. The pope’s book reads like a much bigger book than 100 pages. The expansiveness comes from the pope’s extensive use of anecdote. Personal experience touches upon infinity, because we are made in the image and likeness of God. Therefore, an anecdote, an existentially significant chunk of someone’s life, reads big. Pope Francis’s anecdotes come from... Read more

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2016-02-02T18:11:23-07:00

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Happy Feast of Our Lady of Thunder Candles!

Last updated on: February 2, 2016 at 6:11 pm By Artur Rosman

February 2nd is the feast of Our Lady of Thunder Candles (Matki Gromnicznej). That’s correct. Let it sink in. There are many lesser known feasts like this one, even if they are not recognized universally. This one comes from Poland. Most Western Christians rightly associate today with the Feast of the Presentation. It marks the end of the 40 days of Christmas. This is the day you should take down your Christmas tree and decorations. The liturgical calendar is so... Read more

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2016-02-01T19:35:43-07:00

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Forget the Iowa Caucus, Focus on Hidalgo: Donaldo Trumpez Wants to Make Mexico Great Again!

Last updated on: February 1, 2016 at 7:35 pm By Artur Rosman

Donaldo Trumpez promises to build a wall to keep Americans out. He says he’s tired of seeing the following abused: Mexican law, illicit drugs, alcohol, women, and good taste (SEE VIDEO BELOW). Can you really blame the Mexicans for wanting to keep the Yankees out? It seems the pope will politically (Jesuitically?) resist Trumpez’s proposed policies by crossing the Mexican border into the United States later this month. The Curia claims it will be a show of solidarity with the... Read more

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