Ceuta Reveals the Naked Truth About Europe’s Migration Crisis (European Conservative): “Europe may choose an extensive welfare state. It may choose extremely open immigration. But it cannot indefinitely maintain both without producing fiscal strain, political conflict, and declining public trust.”
What might be Pope Leo’s goal for China? (The Pillar): “The Vatican has announced two Chinese episcopal appointments in recent weeks, signaling the continuing operation of its eight-year-old agreement with China’s government on the appointment of bishops.”
The American Proposition, Religious Liberty, and the Catholic Imagination (The Homiletic & Pastoral Review): “Few subjects have generated more misunderstanding among Catholics than religious liberty. For some, it is viewed as a purely American political concept imported into Catholic thought.”
Leo XIV: Toward a necessary restructuring (Monday Vatican): “Leo XIV has returned to the Vatican after a month-long vacation in Castel Gandolfo, and a series of important decisions await him. “
The Wandering Bishops (First Things): “The truth is that, having carried out consecrations that excommunicated all six of its bishops, the SSPX has moved closer to the ecosystem of episcopi vagantes or ‘wandering bishops.’”
Hidden for Centuries: How Newly Identified St. Augustine Sermons Were Found (OSV News): “Two previously unknown sermons by St. Augustine have been identified in a 12th-century manuscript preserved in Poland, giving scholars a rare new window into the mind of one of Christianity’s greatest theologians more than 1,600 years after he preached them.”
Can Rome and the East heal the Great Schism? (The Catholic Herald): “Twentieth-century Orthodox theologian Fr Alexander Schmemann used to say that a requirement for reconciliation with Catholics was a pan-Orthodox synod.”
God Redeems Nations and Persons (Providence): “For years, it was a cliché to remark that President Donald Trump was an isolationist who ‘hates war.’ For Christians, this would seem to be an unambiguously positive description of the president’s motives.”
How Harsh Should Your Penance Be? (Catholic Answers): “St. John Vianney engaged in extreme mortifications to atone for his sins. Should we, too?”
The ways God calls us (Vision Vocation Guide): “God speaks to us directly in our hearts, minds, and souls through our thoughts and feelings, and through our inner movements and desires. However, not all of our inner thoughts, movements, and desires come from God.”
Mamdani’s grocery giveaway hits ID snag as critics cry foul: ‘Make it make sense’ (Fox News): “Critics compare the proposed customer card for discounted groceries to voter ID laws the mayor opposes”
INFOGRAPHIC: 5 Timeless Virtues of The Odyssey (The Epoch Times): “The epic poem [The Odyssey] composed by the legendary poet Homer some 3,000 years ago describes Odysseus’s journey home from the Trojan War. Here’s what can be learned from the heroic Greek warrior and king.”
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