Reading Time: 7 minutes By Josh Mansfield “Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty …
Four Misconceptions about Bishops
Reading Time: < 1 minute “In episode one of this series, we justified the Church’s teaching authority by exploring scripture. …
What is a Magisterium?
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Sentences, Propositions, and Developments
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The Womb and the Word
There is a curious note about the poet W. H. Auden (1907–1973) left by his brother John. For all that …
St. Nicholas and the Advent of Children’s Literature
In the days leading up to St. Nicholas’s feast day, my eight-year-old son—as coyly as an eight-year-old can—reminded his parents …
The Oddity of God, Part II: A Concluding Reflection on Alasdair MacIntyre’s Recent Comments
This is Part 2 of my reflections on Alasdair MacIntyre’s recent comments on God that began here. MacIntyre rightly noted that divine omniscience …
Heaven and the Transcendental Meaning of Death
Something always happens—an image, a moment, a terror, present one second, escaped the next—and we find ourselves thrust upon the …
The Origins of the Catholic Church’s Authority
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Night, Hope, and Sleep: An Advent Reflection
Sometimes it takes the poet to remind us that metaphors and similitudes employed in the scriptures and in the Christian …