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Increase security in Nigeria, Lagos archbishop pleads (CWN)
The archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, said that increased security is the greatest gift that the nation’s leaders could give to its people.
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(Image: Navyatha123 / WikimediaCommons) The Forgotten Foundations of Constitutional Law (Public Discourse): “Long before the separation of powers and judicial review were given written form, Greek philosophy, Roman law, Christian …
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Faith is integral to societies, even in increasingly secular Europe, says think tank
Religion is playing a far greater role in economic growth and prosperity than many people realize, affecting education, family size and savings, according to the Berlin-based think tank the Rockwool …
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Pope Leo wants you to watch the World Cup
Inspired by Pope Leo’s link between soccer and the spiritual life, Michael O’Connell will be covering the World Cup for NCR. He’ll review the most spectacular moments and note the …
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Welcoming ‘the stranger’ starts before Sunday Mass, say Catholic liturgists
When immigrant communities are threatened by federal raids, parishes that serve those communities have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of what it means to “welcome the stranger,” church liturgists …
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Renewing America for another 250 years will take a Christian heart, not a Christian nation
“Christ does not advance the kingdom through political coercion or institutional domination,” writes Enzo Del Brocco. “The kingdom arrives quietly, often unnoticed, yet capable of transforming everything around it.”
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Scalia: New American Founder
The founding of America was not a single event. It was a process that began long before the documents that broke us away from Great Britain and the documents that …
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A good father clings to Our Lady
When my wife and I moved to the Bay Area from southern California, we were stressed. I was starting a brand new job, our first child was less than 18 …
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St. Anthony of Padua—If things created are so full of loveliness, …
If things created are so full of loveliness, how resplendent with beauty must be He who made them! The wisdom of the worker is apparent in His handiwork. —St. Anthony …
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Jun. 17 Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
Today St. Albert Chmielowski (1845-1916) is commemorated in Poland. He was born in Igolomia near Kraków as the eldest of four children in a wealthy family, he was christened Adam. …