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We live by men’s rhythms, but God gave women their own
Modern life is structured around male biological patterns, but the female body follows a different rhythm that deserves recognition, respect and theological seriousness
Delphine Chui
Rediscovering risk: Lessons from the parable of the talents
Christ’s warning against burying our talents speaks directly to a Western culture paralysed by fear, safetyism, and aversion to responsibility
Declan J. Ganley
Hospitality as a way of life
Between Christmas and Lent, the quiet of ordinary life reveals how thin our social fabric has become and how urgently we need to recover hospitality as a way of life
Noelle Mering
Aquinas says: your property is not your own
Libertarian thought maintains that you can do what you like with what you own. But St Thomas Aquinas disagrees
Max Tittmann
Why young people struggle to make life-shaping decisions
As students face debt, work, and marriage with little preparation, the lost habit of discernment has left many navigating life-changing choices without the tools to do so well
Kerri Christopher
Self-improvement is not salvation
As Gen Z turns towards discipline, fasting, and voluntary discomfort, the limits of self-improvement become clear without a higher end
Charlie Downes
Why are we all exhausted? Genesis gives a clue
A culture of screens and side hustles is leaving us exhausted. How do we address this epidemic? Delphine Chui finds some biblical clues
Delphine Chui
Suddenly Amish: why the Amish have got it right
TLC’s Suddenly Amish offers a rare glimpse into the Amish way of life which offers some lessons for a burned-out modern world.
Thomas Edwards
Staying human in the age of AI
The heart of staying human in the algorithm age is not nostalgia for a pre-digital past, but fidelity to the Incarnation and to the dignity of the human person
Delphine Chui
France’s visible revival: SOS Calvaires
As secularism and neglect have stripped Christianity from the public square, SOS Calvaires is quietly restoring France’s roadside crosses and reasserting the presence of the Cross
Thomas Edwards
The power of confession at SEEK
More than 16,000 confessions in one night point to a deeper hunger among young Catholics. And to the enduring power of God’s mercy
Max Tittmann
A guide to Pius XI’s encyclical Divini illius magistri
A demanding but deeply rewarding guide to Catholic education, Pius XI’s Divini illius magistri repays careful reading with a coherent vision of formation ordered to God
Brian Martin Lapsa
Deepfake pornography and my experience of digital violation
When AI systems generate pornographic deepfakes without consent, the damage is not artificial. For Samantha Smith, the Grok scandal exposes how pornography has reshaped our understanding of human dignity
Loving yourself, the Catholic way
Self-love is part of Catholic teaching, but its motivation is diametrically opposed to secular selfishness
Delphine Chui
You don’t have to be merry at Christmas
Within the octave of Christmas, the Church places stories of martyrdom, exile, and grief alongside the Nativity, reminding us that Christian joy is not an emotion
Kerri Christopher
Mary, the dignity of waiting and NaPro Technology
Daisy-Mae Inglese reflects on Mary’s motherhood, the quiet revival of family life among young Catholics, and why the Church must take seriously approaches to fertility that honour both women’s bodies and their vocation to life
Daisy-Mae Inglese
Making resolutions the Church’s way: continual conversion, not self-improvement
As New Year’s resolutions return with their promises of self-reinvention, the Church offers a quieter but more demanding alternative
Delphine Chui
I look forward to the Resurrection of the Dead
A candid Advent reflection on the Resurrection of the Dead, the Last Judgement, and divine mercy
Denise Cottrell-Boyce
Asceticism, fraternity, and the rediscovery of male faith
Young men are returning to the Church not because it has become easier, but because it has begun once again to ask something of them
R. Jared Staudt
Why the kids dress like the future is already over
Despite the deliberate, depressing depersonalisation of appearances that so many teenagers are embracing today, it doesn’t appear to be an indication of an inner condition
Chris Yates
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