Catholic Perspective

Living in the Shallows: The Decline of Thought

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Living in the Shallows: The Decline of Thought

As I look upon the desolate landscape of sound bites, tweets and other social media, I cannot help but lament what has happened to our culture. Almost all Americans have a high school education. And today more people than ever have college degrees. One would expect reading levels to be increasing. Real … Read more

How Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Changed My Worldview Forever

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How Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Changed My Worldview Forever 1

  Representative characters are those who touched our lives and have a lasting influence upon us. Most people can remember someone in their own lives who served as mentor, guide and director. These figures are important because they inspire and push the person to develop fully inside the context of society. They … Read more

Why Medieval Antibiotics Offer Effective Medical Solutions

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It all began as one of those Friday afternoon projects that medical researchers sometimes do to satisfy curiosity. No one expected it to work. The researchers were testing medieval medical remedies by replicating a 1000-year-old recipe for an eye salve. They were prepared to see it prove that medieval medicine was backward … Read more

Notes on the Unacceptable Philosophy and Theology of Laudato Si’

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Click Here for PDF version   To the Reader: The understandable clamor over Pope Francis’ Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, turned attention away from the Encyclical Laudato Si’, another document by the same Pontiff. Nevertheless, this encyclical gives us the key to understand not just Amoris Laetitia, but also other pronouncements, acts, … Read more

Cardinal Zen: Situation of Church in China Worse Than Before

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Cardinal Zen: Situation of Church in China Worse Than Before

Joseph Cardinal Zen, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong says the situation of the Catholic Church in China is worse than the times of brutal persecution of the fifties and sixties. In an interview with the TFP-associated media outlet, Polonia Christiana, the aged cardinal denounced a new Vatican agreement with China’s communist government. … Read more

Interview with Dr. Christine Bacon: Save Marriage at All Costs

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  Christine M. Bacon, Ph.D., is an expert in communications and personal relationships. Her passion is for the institution of marriage. She regularly gives talks and seminars on strengthening marriages and hosts her own radio program, “Breakfast with Bacon: The Relationship Doctor.”   John Horvat: Just a word of explanation. I appeared … Read more

Is the American Catholic Right Like ISIS?

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Does the American religious right hold a theopolitical outlook similar to that of ISIS? That appears to be one of the insinuations of a recent article published by the Italian Jesuit fortnightly publication La Civiltà Cattolica. The unexpected attack is causing perplexity and concern to many American Catholics who have fought hard … Read more

The Opiate Problem No One Wants to Solve

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Widespread abuse of opiates is sweeping the nation. Sectors of the rural population once thought immune to the scourge of drugs now appear vulnerable. This crisis is taxing the resources of many communities as they struggle to cope. However, like so many of these addiction problems, authorities are dealing with the effects of the epidemic, … Read more

Saint Jacinta Marto, a Patron Saint for Meditating on Hell?

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Saint Jacinta Marto, a Patron Saint for Meditating on Hell?

The most impressive picture of the three seers of Fatima is the one taken soon after they had the vision of Hell. Saint Jacinta’s aspect, her gaze in particular, seems to churn with grave considerations. Hell: A Secret of Fatima The vision of Hell lasted only moments but it is evident from … Read more

Why the Fatima Centennial Is So Important

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""""[vc_column_text] 2017 marks the hundredth anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions at Fatima from May 13th until October 13, 1917. Is this an important anniversary, and if so, why? Centennials are very important anniversaries. Churches, nations, organizations, individuals, all celebrate hundredth anniversaries with great importance. Medals are struck and ceremonies are performed to … Read more