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Moloch’s Minions

Dr. Richard Clements

August 18, 2026

One out of every five states in the US now allows babies to be killed up to the point of birth, and more states seem poised to do the same.

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Is Unsupervised Play a Form of Child Abuse?

Dr. Kody W. Cooper

August 18, 2026

How did such a Nanny State come to be? Flawed legal and bureaucratic structures are only part of the story.

The Post-Christian Fatalism of ‘Widow’s Bay’ 

Jameson Cockerell

August 18, 2026

The show witnesses to a post-Christian fatalism that tends toward a nihilistic submission of humanity to forces beyond its control.

A Deeper Dive into ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ with the Word on Fire Institute

Dr. Joshua Bitting

August 17, 2026

You don’t need to arrive with any expertise, just the willingness to stick with it for six weeks and an open mind to let the pope’s wisdom take root.

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The Dogma of the Assumption

Dr. Richard DeClue

August 15, 2026

In honor of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, here are insights into this beautiful truth and some valuable resources for study.

A Witness of Humble Love in ‘American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story’

Christopher Hazell

August 14, 2026

God used Fr. Rother’s natural talents and love for the earth to pair him with a community in need of those very things.

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These Are Not Your Grandparents’ Commies

Dr. Matthew Petrusek

August 14, 2026

Communism is on our shores. Its political home is the DSA, the Democratic Socialists of America.

‘Unsung Hero’ and Rudyard Kipling’s Ifs for Men

Barnabas Ney

August 13, 2026

It is by bringing our sins and weaknesses to the light that we allow our pride to be taken away and replaced by the peace of surrender.

‘I Saw Myself Translated’: Language, Education, and the Love of Latin

Daniel Fitzpatrick

August 12, 2026

By learning faithfully to use our words, by tuning them to the highest pitch we can manage, we advance toward harmony with the Word himself.

Noah Kahan

Noah Kahan Makes My Daughter Smile

Dr. Tod Worner

August 11, 2026

How does a twenty-nine-year-old know such bitter pain, such disconcerting complexity, and such failing hope at such a young age?

Evangelization & Culture Spotlight
The Church of Wellness Is Not Making the Cut
Johanna Duncan

Wellness culture’s attempt to double as religion is not new. What starts as well meaning becomes a well-decorated form of narcissism.

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How the Cardinal Virtues Can Guide the Young
Msgr. James Shea

The noble tradition of the four cardinal virtues can be a huge help in bringing order and harmony to our human and spiritual chaos. Here are just a few key aspects of the cardinal virtues of particular help in serving our youth and young adults.

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The College Beat from Evangelization & Culture
‘I Was So Much Older Then, I’m Younger Than That Now’
THE COLLEGE BEAT: ONE YEAR ON — By Dr. Tod Worner

Thank you to all of our young writers and to all who have read their work and written to us about them. The College Beat will return in September with the opening of the new school year.

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