The United States military has become increasingly partisan in recent years. The Armed Forces have become a new political battleground and the forefront of a cultural war between the political left and the right. Thatâs where Jace Yarbrough, a lawyer and Space Force reservist, found himself as this ideological and religious conflict worsens.
Read More(OPINION) What St. John Paul II taught was so wondrously beautiful that it took listeners some time to begin to grasp the significance of it. One of the first was his biographer, George Wiegel. He described the theology of the body as âa kind of theological time-bomb set to go off with dramatic consequences ⌠perhaps in the 21st century.â I hope heâs right.
Read MoreVoters across the country cast ballots on Tuesday to elect a governor in Kentucky, decide legislative control in Virginia and determine whether the Ohio state constitution should be changed to enshrine the right to have an abortion. Republicans and Democrats are using the results to give them an inkling of trends that could affect next yearâs races, including the 2024 presidential election.
Read More(OPINION) Jesus instructs us to be meek and gentle the way our authority figures have always instilled in us, following Jesus can feel like giving into more social conformity. Jesus, it seems, does not seem to be either able or willing to protect us when we need it or to give us a model for how to protect ourselves and those we love.
Read More(REVIEW) âThe Persian Version,â by falling into all the familiar cliches around non-White, non-Christian immigrant families, reminds us how Western secular pluralism is not a neutral space for worldviews â but an exclusive worldview in its own right.
Read MoreFrom 1992 to 2021, my book reviews appeared in the magazine I edited, World. Probably about half came from Christian publishers. During the past two years, Discovery Institute has published a monthly OlaskyBooks column that emphasizes secular books. That column will continue, but I still read many religion-based books, and Religion Unplugged has an audience that cares about them, so Iâll report about those here.
Read MoreWhat should a New Yorker do should they come across a ghost? In other words, who you gonna call? The answer is Scott Orlansky, the lead investigator of Ghost Bros.: Paranormal Research Team, thatâs who! Ghost Bros. is based in the the Big Apple and is run by Orlansky and his brother Justin.
Read More(REVIEW) âThe Great Dechurchingâ is a groundbreaking new book that should redefine how we talk about the reasons behind the decline in American church attendance, even if its proposed solutions miss the forest for the trees.
Read More(REVIEW) Itâs deeply fitting and gratifying that the Catholic directorâs career-long struggle with God would lead to possibly his best and most Christian film to date. Hopefully his work will inspire others to wrestle with God and imagine the world as well as he does.
Read More(ANALYSIS) The Vatican's release of "dubia" documents underlined the importance of the historic global synod, which will address issues in church life including the ordination of women, the status of LGBTQ+ believers, clerical celibacy and changes for divorced Catholics seeking Holy Communion.
Read More(ANALYSIS) Often panned both by secular and Christian film critics, faith-based films have been criticized for many things, whether itâs for the writing, acting or for perceived problematic messages. And yet, with all of the criticism, much of it valid (including much of it by me), it can get lost what good things there are in what we call âfaith-based filmsâ â movies made by people of faith for people of faith â that cause them to resonate so strongly with so many people.
Read MoreThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsâ furtive investment strategy ultimately resulted in it being fined by the SEC earlier this year. The move likely stemmed from a deeply rooted belief that by keeping a low profile and minimizing how much it shared about its inner workings, the church could avoid criticism from hostile outside forces looking to attack it.
Read More(OPINION) The famed writer Ernest Hemingway was not necessarily a religious man â but he was a deep thinker and realized that human beings crave long-term satisfaction. In his famous book âThe Sun Also Rises,â he understood that the pursuit of meaning in life is frustrating and intricate.
Read MoreThe New Orleans Saints won their season opener in dramatic fashion â defeating the Tennessee Titans 16-15 â but it was linebacker Demario Davis who stole the spotlight after the game with an amazing story of faith. Instead of talking about Sundayâs win, Davis took the time to thank God after his 4-year-old daughter Carly-Faith had suffered a seizure two days earlier.
Read MoreThe horrific events of that day also reveal a story of heroism, hope, love and sacrifice. On that very day and the weeks that followed, New York became a city of quiet heroes. Tim Brown was one of them, though he doesn't consider himself a hero. Brown, a decorated 20-year FDNY firefighter, survived the attack on the World Trade Center and was also a first responder to the 1993 terrorist attack at the building complex.
Read More(ANALYSIS) What emerged from the eight candidates (Trump did not attend) on stage at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee was an often-heated two-hour debate in which they werenât afraid to bring up faith and family as a reason why Bidenâs America has been a failure.
Read More(OPINION) Salvatore Cordileone made national headlines during the pandemic with his efforts to defend the First Amendment rights of churches holding small, outdoor rites while following social-distancing guidelines. And after years of private talks with Rep. Nancy Pelosi, whose home is in San Francisco, the archbishop took a stand against her public support for abortion rights.
Read More(REVIEW) The novel, released Dec. 6, serves as a coda to the stories of siblings Bobby and Alicia Western, though it takes place before sister novel âThe Passengerâ began. The book is an ambitious dialogue-only novel that contains a tragic but fascinating heroine and deeply explores math, philosophy, physics and more.
Read MoreThe official teachings of the church regarding both faith and morals will soon become a podcast starting in 2023, part of a growing network of audio programs aimed at teaching Catholicism to the masses.
Read MoreA majority of Catholic voters in six key battleground states say they plan to vote for Republican candidates in the upcoming midterm elections, a new poll reveals. A majority of voters in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada listed the economy, jobs, inflation and rising interest rates as their top concern.
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