The Journal
Reflections, essays, and dispatches from the Catholic Paradigm.
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Always Personal: What the Church Asks Before Anyone Is Blamed for the Fairford Plot
Britain has arrested a seventh man over a suspected Iran-linked plot at RAF Fairford. What the Church teaches about proving guilt one person at a time.
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Does Job Fear God for Nothing?
Job 1:6-22 and Luke 9:46-50: Satan confronts us with the most important question: Is our religion a hedge we’re paying for, or…
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Distinction Without Exclusion: What the Church Teaches About Secularity When the Pope Comes to Paris
About 800,000 came to a papal Mass on the Republic’s own square. What the Church means by secularity, and why it can’t…
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He Changed His Mind and Went
Ezekiel 18 and Matthew 21:28-32: the son who said no still went into the vineyard. Does our yes to God truly mean…
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An Act of Force: What the Church Asks of a Blockade Meant to Bring Iran to Terms
Washington says it will keep its blockade of Iran until Tehran gives way. What the Church teaches about pressure that lands on…
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Remember Your Creator
Ecclesiastes 12 and Luke 9: the Preacher walks a young man to his grave, and the disciples are afraid to ask Jesus…
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Worse Disorders: What the Church Asks Before Anyone Takes Up Arms Against a Government
Tigrayan forces have reopened war in Ethiopia. The Church permits armed resistance to tyranny only if five conditions are all met. This…
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Beautiful in Its Time
Ecclesiastes 3 and Luke 9:18-22: God makes everything beautiful in its time, and Peter learns the Christ must suffer. On trusting God’s…
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A Truce Until January: What the Church Asks of Two Powers That Need Each Other
Xi Jinping is at the White House with a trade truce that runs only to January 10. The Church calls their interdependence…
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Something New Under the Sun
A deacon’s reflection on Ecclesiastes 1:2-11 and Luke 9:7-9: why the eye is never satisfied, and how to turn Herod’s curiosity into…
Answering the hard questions: all 25 objections.