Imagine a different kind of icon: a living, breathing image for the digital age. Gary Gasse is the director of the new Multitude film series which aims to bring the saints to life like never before. Some of the stories he plans to tell are those of St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Edith Stein, Bl. Bartolome Blanco …
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From today’s Gospel, John 15:12-15, which is also the Gospel this Sunday: “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because …
“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.” – St. Augustine Because I’ve built up a large collection of extra books and resources, each week I give away one or more, absolutely free, no strings attached. Each giveaway lasts seven days with …
Tonight, Cardinal Francis George announced that Fr. Robert Barron, my great intellectual hero, has been named Rector of Mundelein Seminary/University of St. Mary of the Lake in Chicago, IL. “As a priest of Jesus Christ I accept this responsibility with joy,” said Father Barron. “The appointment brings together many of the elements that have long been …
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In light of the President’s recent “evolution” on same-sex marriage, here’s a 2004 interview Dr. Peter Kreeft gave to the Boston College Observer (text posted at PeterKreeft.com): What are your thoughts on the current debate about gay marriage? Dr. Peter Kreeft: As a philosopher the thing that strikes me most is the brilliant strategy of …
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