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Dvořák’s spirit lives on: How the devoted Catholic composer mixed genuine piety with historical ambiguity

as a catholic composer, antonin dvořák could be surprisingly ambiguous. his patriotic and political allegiance to his bohemian homeland some...
Benjamin Ivry

JD v. NYT: Vance takes his Catholic Faith to a sceptical New York Times

jd vance gave an account of his conversion to the catholic faith and, to its credit, the new york times was willing – overall – to listen to...
Thomas Edwards

Confirmation: Christopher Columbus's remains entombed in Seville Cathedral – and he likely was Jewish

after an investigation lasting two decades scientists in spain claim to have confirmed that the remains of christopher columbus are entombed...
The Catholic Herald

There’s nothing extreme about young American traditionalists

among young catholics at the university of dallas, texas, the kind of liturgy that’s accompanied by guitar-strumming and hymns from the 1970...
MargaretMitchell

Letter from the disaster zone: a bishop on his storm-wrecked diocese in North Carolina

natural disasters are nothing new on the planet. the fact that they are referred to as “natural” begs the question why we are so often caugh...
RtRevdMichaelMartin

The United States has only one Marian apparition site approved by Vatican

today is the solemnity of the only marian apparition to have occurred in the united states that has been approved by the vatican. the annual...
James Jeffrey

Brett Kavanaugh praises US Supreme Court's role defending religious freedom

justice brett kavanaugh has praised recent court decisions by the supreme court that have protected religious liberty and stopped discrimina...
The Catholic Herald

Kamala Harris’s contempt for Catholic voting bloc may cost her dear in such a close election

as the us election gets ever closer in time and looks set to be no less close in terms of what will decide who wins it, there are increasing...
The Catholic Herald

Death at the hands of the state: MPs push for broader access ahead of assisted-dying Bill

london - scores of mps are pushing for broader access to assisted suicide ahead of the introduction of a bill to legalise the practice. they...
Simon Caldwell

Two-Step Devil by Jamie Quatro is full of surprises

although her fiction was jarring and memorable, flannery o’connor’s nonfiction is also rich: replete with sharp insights about culture and c...
Nick Ripatrazone