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Three Root Issues that stand between Catholics and the Modern World

by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | Oct 10, 2017 | Doctrine, Spotlight, Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | 0 |

The great philosopher Aristotle said “The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied...

Three Root Issues that stand between Catholics and the Modern World

by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | Aug 24, 2016 | Doctrine, Spotlight, Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | 0 |

The great philosopher Aristotle said “The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied...

Judge Not by Appearances

by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | Jun 22, 2016 | Doctrine, Regular Feature, Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | 0 |

Jesus Christ, the only begotten son of God is His revealed word. He is the single best source of...

Unfaithful “Catholic” Colleges

by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | May 17, 2016 | Doctrine, Spotlight, Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | 0 |

In 1972, the Venerable Fulton Sheen said something like, “I recommend that my relatives send their...

The Eclipse of Happiness

by Dennis Buonafede | Sep 30, 2015 | Ideas Have Consequences, Regular Feature | 0 |

I don’t think I’d be too far wrong in saying that most people in the Western world are not happy...

Johnny Be Good … and Loving

by Dennis Buonafede | Sep 23, 2015 | Ideas Have Consequences, Regular Feature | 0 |

In my last article, I penned a story about Johnny and Sara that was meant to help make concrete the metaphysical and anthropological concepts that we have been discussing so far. Without further ado, let me provide an answer key...

What it means for Johnny to be Good

by Dennis Buonafede | Sep 16, 2015 | Ideas Have Consequences, Regular Feature | 0 |

Back when this series first ran, I was being interviewed one morning by Brian Patrick, then-host of the Son Rise Morning Show in Cincinnati, Ohio. We had been discussing my article, Johnny Be Good, and admittedly the...