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The Seed Beneath the Snow

I have a confession to make: the past dozen years ruined Rome for me. And it’s my own fault. I…


Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

Yes, even the title of the popular song said it three times. But that’s virtually nothing compared to the repetitions…


Francis, Mercy, and Truth

Scientists say that, when a strong earthquake occurs, it sometimes causes the rotation of the earth to shift slightly, even…


Highway to Heaven: ‘Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality’

By now, most readers of this site will know about Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager who died in 2006…


Why the God-Man?

Most Christians – though far from all, in the current decay of education of all kinds, including religious education –…


Lessons from the Garden

Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and…


The Leopard, the Mafia, and Us

“NUNC et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. The daily recital of the Rosary was over. For half an hour the…


You Will Be Hated by All Nations

In just the past few days, hundreds of Christians have been murdered, raped, and tortured in Syria. When news outlets…


Can Art Save the Artist?

say, “Yes!” The better question may be, however: Can a bad person make it to Heaven? The Lord alone knows…


Lent and the Back of Beyond

The Cloud of Unknowing is probably the most popular mystical treatise in English, a sort of bestseller when it was…