The Journal
Reflections, essays, and dispatches from the Catholic Paradigm.
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Drinking in Madness: What the Church Asks Before the Pentagon Livestreams an Execution
The Pentagon plans to livestream a Fort Hood shooter’s execution. What the Church teaches about human dignity and what watching a death does to us.
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The Quiet Tax: Why the Church Counts a Stable Currency Among the Conditions of Justice
The Fed raised rates 12-0 against White House pressure. Catholic social teaching names a stable currency a condition of justice. Who pays…
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Forgiven Much, Loving Much
A reflection on Luke 7:36-50 and 1 Corinthians 15:1-11: why the one forgiven little loves little, and how to find out what…
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Mutual Trust Alone: What the Church Says When the Arms Race Reaches Orbit
The Air Force says US weapons are in orbit. Catholic social teaching on deterrence and the arms race: lasting peace rests on…
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Without Love, I Am Nothing
A deacon’s reflection on 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 and Luke 7:31-35: Paul’s hymn to love, the sulking children in the marketplace, and St.…
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Forty Names a Day: What the Church Says When the State Lies to Enforce the Law
A DHS whistleblower says officers made false attestations to search state voter rolls. Catholic teaching: a good end never makes a lie…
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Stand by the Cross
A deacon’s reflection on John 19:25-27 and 1 Corinthians 12 for Our Lady of Sorrows: Mary held no listed charism, yet stood…
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Count Before You Claim: What the Church Says About Sweden’s Three-Seat Cliffhanger
Sweden’s three-seat cliffhanger shows why the Church calls a vote count an act of truth, and why patience is the first virtue…
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Look and Live
On the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Numbers 21 and John 3 meet: Moses lifts the bronze serpent, Christ is lifted on…
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Who Guards the Strait: What the Church Says When a Militia Holds a Tenth of World Trade
Houthis hold Bab el-Mandeb and a tenth of world trade. What Catholic social teaching says about securing a good that belongs to…
Answering the hard questions: all 25 objections.