Reclaiming Catholicism

What Bartolomé de las Casas Really Taught Us

He's called both "Protector of the Indians" and "Father of the African Slave Trade," but Bartolomé de las Casas is much more complicated than those titles suggest. Fr. Casey from @BreakingInTheHabit reclaims Catholic history by examining the complicated life, growth, and ideas of Bartolomé. The saint had lots of ideas that were deplorable by our standards, so why did we venerate instead of cancel Bartolomé de las Casas?

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Introducing "Reclaiming Catholicism" with Fr. Casey Cole OFM

Was St. Ignatius a Franciscan in Disguise?

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The (False) Battle Between Science and Religion

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Vatican II: Bringing the Catholic Church Up to Date

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Five Saints You Don't Know (But Should)

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Deacons, Deaconesses, and Women's Ordination

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A New Perspective on the Spanish Inquisition

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