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CALM

Tom Hoopes

God’s freeing answer to “Who am I?”

SPEAKING

Fr Robert McTeigue, SJ

What will make people more likely to accept the “truthiness” of truth?

Healing the Man Born Blind - El Greco

Aleteia

The difference between the secular and the Catholic view of the human person

John Burger

Getty Trust makes big investment to save world’s archaeological treasures

SOCRATES

Nikola Krestonosich Celis

Artificial intelligence and the renewed relevance of philosophy

THE BEAST OF THE SEA

Daniel Esparza

Ratzinger’s insight into why the Beast has a number, not a name

MEDIEVAL FEAST

Daniel Esparza

Medieval Lent was harder than you think

BAUMAN-POPE

Ary Waldir Ramos Diaz

What did Zygmunt Bauman and Pope Francis talk about in their only private meeting?

WOMAN WITH SMILE EMOJI

Miriam Diez Bosch

10 science-proven facts that will help you be optimistic about the future

SAINT VALENTINE

Miriam Diez BoschDaniel Esparza

Medievalists rebuild lost parts of St. Valentine’s biography

G. K. CHESTERTON

Nikola Krestonosich Celis

G.K. Chesterton: Why Western Civilization won’t die

MARTIN LUTHER,ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM

Nikola Krestonosich Celis

The day Erasmus almost met Luther

MAN WATCHING THE SUNSET

Nikola Krestonosich Celis

Philosophy and the search for a good life

DAVID FOSTER WALLACE,NOVELIST

Anthony Sciglitano

What the novelist David Foster Wallace had to teach us about making every day holy

ST JOHN THE BAPTIST,JESUS

Joynel Fernandes

Art matters: If John the Baptist “decreases,” why is Jesus so small?

Joynel Fernandes

A closer look at “The Adoration of the Magi” by Gentile da Fabriano

PROCESSION OF THE MAGI

Joynel FernandesIndian Catholic Matters

A closer look at “The Procession of the Magi” by Benozzo Gozzoli

HANS URS VON BALTHASAR

Anthony Sciglitano

The synthetic and contemplative mind of Hans Urs von Balthasar

THE VISITATION

Joynel Fernandes

A closer look at “The Visitation” by Piero di Cosimo

CHARLES DICKENS

Daniel Esparza

Charles Dickens’ punch recipe for the holidays

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And today we celebrate...

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Bublé gets Pope to sing along in delightful Vatican concert (Watch)

Bublé gets Pope to sing along in delightful Vatican concert (Watch)

Is December 8 a holy day of obligation in 2025?

Is December 8 a holy day of obligation in 2025?

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It’s official: Christianity is on the rise

Michael Bublé reveals what helps keep his marriage strong

Michael Bublé reveals what helps keep his marriage strong

Michael Bublé brings cheer and compassion to the Vatican

Michael Bublé brings cheer and compassion to the Vatican

Walter Ciszek died on the feast of the Immaculate Conception

Walter Ciszek died on the feast of the Immaculate Conception

Pray the Divine Office: 3 great resources

Pray the Divine Office: 3 great resources

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