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Catholic News Agency - When man tries to cling to reason and separate himself from faith, he forgets who he is and loses his source of hope, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia said on Friday…. “Today, at least in much of the developed world, theology is a backwater. Metaphysics is a museum piece. Politics, not religion, shapes our public discourse and monopolizes our zeal. The sexual revolution has crippled our institutions of marriage and family,”

By Mr. Max Milan, Those Catholic Men - Baptism is a big deal in the Christian life, and for good reason. The Catechism states that baptism “is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access to the other sacraments,” (CCC 1213). This is pretty profound in its own right....

By Catholic Exchange - The cross is Christ’s definitive all-encompassing embrace of all of humanity. Christ’s literal stretching signifies the limitless expansion of his love—out in all four directions. As Paul writes in Ephesians 3:18-19, the extent of God’s love is so incredible that we need ‘strength’ in order to ‘comprehend the breadth and length and height and depth’ of it.

By Bob Luddy, American Spectator - The failure of the Pope, Cardinals, and Curia to cleanse the church of predatory priests and their protectors is causing great pain to families and the laity. The time for a complete cleansing of the Catholic Church is now. Commissions, new policies, and conferences may be useful in the future, but now is the time to act....