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The Scandal and the Witness: Christianity’s Failure and Its Faithfulness
Read more: The Scandal and the Witness: Christianity’s Failure and Its FaithfulnessChristianity’s failures are real—but so is its long, stubborn history of feeding the hungry, healing the sick, liberating the oppressed, and reshaping societies through mercy. The question is not whether the Gospel works, but whether we will live it.
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Christianity Was Never Meant to Defend Empires
Read more: Christianity Was Never Meant to Defend EmpiresA historical and theological exploration of how the Scriptures, Church Fathers, Catholic Social Teaching, and Orthodox thinkers challenge both authoritarian religion and dehumanizing economics—and offer a Christian path rooted in communion, dignity, and the common good.
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Choosing Life: The Law Fulfilled in Love
Read more: Choosing Life: The Law Fulfilled in LoveChoosing Life: The Law Fulfilled in Love Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year ASirach 15:15–20 | Psalm 119 | 1 Corinthians 2:6–10 | Matthew 5:17–37 Beloved, Today the Word of God confronts us……
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A Pastoral Exhortation on Martyrdom, Sacrificial Love, and the Witness of Alex Pretti
Read more: A Pastoral Exhortation on Martyrdom, Sacrificial Love, and the Witness of Alex PrettiA Pastoral Exhortation on Martyrdom, Sacrificial Love, and the Witness of Alex Pretti Brothers and sisters in Christ, There are moments when the Gospel confronts us so starkly that neutrality becomes betrayal. There are……
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Metanoia in an Age of Lies and Coercion
Read more: Metanoia in an Age of Lies and CoercionMetanoia in an Age of Lies and Coercion A Pastoral Exhortation There are moments when silence becomes a form of consent. We are living in such a moment now. Across our nation, we are……
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Why Insight Alone Is Not Enough
Read more: Why Insight Alone Is Not EnoughWhy Insight Alone Is Not Enough For many spiritually serious people, growth begins with insight. A sentence arrives at the right moment and feels like illumination.A teaching reframes an old wound.A realization unlocks compassion,……
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“You Say You Are Righteous — But the Crowd Murmured”
Read more: “You Say You Are Righteous — But the Crowd Murmured”“You Say You Are Righteous — But the Crowd Murmured” A homily on Luke 19:1–10, the sin of moral certainty, and judgment upon dehumanizing power by Joseph Michael Martinka “When Jesus came to the……
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You Were Never Meant to Carry This Alone
Read more: You Were Never Meant to Carry This AloneYou Were Never Meant to Carry This Alone There is a quiet moment many spiritually serious people eventually reach. It usually comes after years of sincere effort—reading, praying, seeking, experimenting, trying to live well.……
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God Is Not an Idea You Figure Out
Read more: God Is Not an Idea You Figure OutGod Is Not an Idea You Figure Out Many people I speak with today are not spiritually indifferent.They are spiritually awake—sometimes profoundly so. They have had moments of beauty, insight, healing, or awe. They have……
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Blessings for the Rejected
Read more: Blessings for the RejectedBlessings for the Rejected There are those among us who know the quiet sting of being pushed aside—not because they have done wrong, but because they simply exist in a way that unsettles the familiar. Some……