 |  |  | | The Crib and the Cross Fr. Steve Grunow
It is not only that our ancient forebears in the faith were willing to tell the truth of the Incarnation boldly and without qualification, but they were also able to express this truth with a sense that something overwhelmingly positive had been accomplished by Christ's willingness to not only be born, but also to suffer and die. | | READ ARTICLE | | |  | | Pope Leo XIV Condemns Usury Dr. Richard DeClue
Pope Leo points out that usury can appear—insincerely—to be motivated by a desire to assist those in need. "There is a form of usury that apparently seems to want to help those in financial difficulty, but which soon reveals itself for what it is: a suffocating burden." Sometimes, even hardworking people are met with "unexpected expenses beyond their means or those of their families." | | READ ARTICLE | | |  | | Answering the Unanswerable: The Failure of 'Nuremberg' Dr. Tod Worner
The story may have been more successful if it were a bit more humble. At the end of the day, the justice of the victors will never compensate for the fifty million dead on the European side of the war. At the end of the day, some psychological theory would never fully explain the depths of Nazi evil. | | READ ARTICLE | | |  | | Disability, Resurrection, and Jesus's Glorious Scars Mark Bradford
If we think that Jesus walking through doors after his resurrection was amazing, we can assume that we—by grace—will also possess subtlety, as well as impassibility, clarity, and agility, reflecting the radiance of his glory. But can a person with a congenital defect of body or mind be reunited with a glorified body and still retain their identity that was marked throughout life by their disability? | | READ ARTICLE | | |  | | Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' Distorts the Founders' Religious Beliefs Dr. Kody Cooper
Perhaps if the film directors had decided to spend more than twenty minutes of their twelve-hour documentary on the Declaration of Independence and its philosophical and theological teachings, they would not have run into such errors. Whether their errors of commission and omission were out of malice or ignorance I cannot say.
| | READ ARTICLE | | |  | | THE COLLEGE BEAT: ARTICLE VII | | Dumbphones and Spirituality Richard Taylor
Cutting off my smartphone, which had become for me like a fifth limb, was not itself sanctifying. I, like many of my generation, switched to a dumbphone for its psychological and interpersonal and educational benefits, oblivious to its potential spiritual benefits. I can now say, however, that switching to a dumbphone undeniably cultivated within me a disposition toward prayer.
| | READ ARTICLE | | |  | | When Machines Take the Work, What Happens to the Soul Sebastian Barros
Work provides purpose and formation. It integrates individuals into communities. It shapes the rhythms of life. When those structures weaken, the consequences reach beyond economics. They come into the moral and spiritual life of the person. Artificial intelligence does not simply change the labor market. It changes the landscape in which the human soul grows. | | READ ARTICLE | | |  | | O Antiphons, Advent, and Tolkien Fr. Mike Johns
Wrapped in impenetrable darkness and with no hope of escape, Frodo recites a verse that comes to him unbidden, and it is a verse that Tolkien drew from "Christ I," the great poem of Advent. The poem praises the surpassing light and beauty of the Son of God, eternally with the Father, whose advent scatters the darkness and evil that entrap us.
| | READ ARTICLE | | |  | | The Mystery of Christmas, Water, and Wine Fr. Billy Swan
At that awesome moment when we receive the Lord, the truth of that beautiful prayer earlier in the Mass is fulfilled. For through the mystery of that water and wine, we truly do share in the divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share in our humanity.
| | READ ARTICLE | | |  | | Learning Stillness from Our Lady Nell O'Leary
The New Year can be a time of letting go of self-reliance and allowing grace to penetrate every aspect of our existence. Be content to be useless. Be content to be fully in God's hands. Adore God as his child, marvel at God the Son's coming as a babe, and be lost in wonder and gratitude, as was Mary before the manger.
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