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THE FINAL BATTLE:  FAITH, REASON & MILITANCY. 

HOW FORM RETURNS TO THE ARTS & HOW INTENTION SHAPES QUANTUM PHYSICS

8/30/2019

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VON BALTHASAR ON "FORM"
The Tide Is Turning for the Arts
By Jeff Minick on Aug 29, 2019 10:00 pm
Like the abstract painters, poets abandoned form and gave themselves over to free verse. Since the close of the 20th century, however, the tide of postmodernism has turned somewhat in art and poetry. A shift back toward tradition and form is taking place. To call World War I a catastrophe for the West is akin to ...
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Quantum Physics and Mind
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NEW YORK STATE OPENS THE FLOOD GATES AGAINST THE CHURCH:  PEDOPHILES AND PLAINTIFFS UNLEASHED

8/22/2019

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A ROUGH SUMMER IN THE EMPIRE STATE
By EPPC Fellow Stephen P. White
The Catholic Thing

As the unfolding mess in New York shows, dealing with the legal implications of the abuse crisis consumes an inordinate amount of the Church’s time and energy, to say nothing of money. Such demands are likely to grow more acute in the short term. Read More
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EGYPT'S AL-AHAZAR UNIVERSITY STRUGGLES TO REFORM FAITH-FANATICISM & CARDINAL BELL IS INNOCENT

8/22/2019

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A Geopolitical Crossfire: Al-Azhar Struggles to Balance Politics and Tradition
By Dr. James M. Dorsey, August 22, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: When Pope Francis I visited Egypt in 2017 to stimulate interfaith dialogue he walked into a religious and geopolitical minefield at the heart of which was Al-Azhar, one of the world’s oldest and foremost seats of Islamic learning. The pope’s visit took on added significance with Al-Azhar standing accused of promoting the kind of ultra-conservative Sunni Muslim Islam that potentially creates an environment conducive to breeding extremism.
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THE AUSTRALIAN DISGRACE
By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
First Things
The rejection of Cardinal George Pell’s appeal of his conviction for sexual abuse calls into the gravest doubt the quality of justice in Australia. Read More
Holy See issues statement on dismissal of Cardinal George Pell’s appeal
​By Catholic News Agency on Aug 21, 2019 08:08 am
The Vatican said Wednesday it respects the decision by the Court of Appeals in Victoria to uphold the conviction of Cardinal George Pell, while recalling Pell’s insistence of his innocence throughout the judicial process. The [...]
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Fr. Aidan Nichols’ Conciliar Octet is a welcome guide to the eight key texts of Vatican II
​By James Baresel on Aug 22, 2019 04:48 pm
“Not another book on the Second Vatican Council! Just as progressive Catholics are constantly revisiting the Council so as to tell again the story of their liberation from the ancient pharaoh of the older Catholicism, [...]
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SCHILLER'S PLACE IN AESTHETICS & WHAT MAKES A GOOD EDUCATION

8/19/2019

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The Signs of a Good Education
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In Defense of Jane EyreBy Christine Norvell on Sep 11, 2019 10:00 pm
Jane Eyre is a perennial novel for me. Yes, I teach it every year, but more importantly, I reread it every time. Not just a skim. A full read. And this is why. 1. Jane is a character of such growth. I know, I know. Brontë includes much of her own life and experiences in the ...
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​​Education With RangeBy Glenn Arbery on Sep 11, 2019 09:59 pm
Liberal arts students are “generalists in a specialized world,” and as a result, they bring many analogies to bear on the problems that they will face on a daily basis in the world of work. And those analogies come from what they actually study, from Homer to field science to statistical analysis to metaphysics. Back ...
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PAKISTAN'S FORCED CONVERSION OF CHRISTIAN GIRLS & THE ELIMINATION OF CHRISTIANS THROUGHOUT MIDDLE EAST

8/10/2019

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Pakistan: Abduction, Forced Conversion of Non-Muslim Girls
by Uzay Bulut
The Extinction of Christians in the Middle East
by Giulio Meotti  • 
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HOW SAINT JOHN PAUL II BENT THE 20TH CENTURY & WHY HARVARD'S MARY GLENDON MATTERS FOR FOREIGN POLICY

8/9/2019

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Extraordinary coincidence, contemporary lesson
​By George Weigel on Aug 07, 2019 03:02 am
Forty years after Pope John Paul II bent the course of the 20th century in a more humane direction during his first pilgrimage to his Polish homeland in June 1979, new information continues to emerge [...]
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Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation at 50
​By Dr. Samuel Gregg on Aug 06, 2019 03:00 pm
“What is civilization? I don’t know. I can’t define it in abstract terms—yet. But I think I can recognize it when I see it; and I am looking at it now.” These were among the [...]
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Horns of a Dilemma: An Interview with Robert Jervis – Reflections on Political Science, Politics, and Policy 
by Robert Jervis and Francis J. Gavin
The Inspired Mary Ann Glendon and Her Dismal Critics by Greg Weiner
Mary Ann Glendon is an inspired choice to lead Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights and the apoplexy of her critics proves it. Read More »
Why American Democracy Is Worth Defending
By Alexander Salter on Aug 18, 2019 10:00 pm
What is American democracy, and why is it worth defending? The current political climate, in which democracy is increasingly (and troublingly) equated with populism, compels us to reflect on this question. Democracy is an ancient form of government, but historically, democracies that rise above mere mob rule and reflect genuine self-governance, while respecting basic ...
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God Wants a Repentant Church, Not a Relevant Church
Jonathan B. Coe
On a regular basis the faithful Catholic laity find themselves disconcerted and even outraged when priests and prelates display an inverted moral calculus. For example, as William Kilpatrick writes in a recent essay in this magazine, the Vatican has become a kind of sanctuary city for credibly accused homosexual predators while Pope Francis laments the […]
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THE WAR AGAINST CHRISTIANITY IN EGYPT & THE VANDALS SACK ROME AGAIN

8/3/2019

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EXTRAORDINARY COINCIDENCE, CONTEMPORARY LESSON
By EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel
Syndicated Column

Forty years after Pope John Paul II bent the course of the 20th century in a more humane direction during his first pilgrimage to his Polish homeland in June 1979, new information continues to emerge about what happened behind the scenes, shedding further light on those epic events. Read More

(See also Mr. Weigel’s interview with Catholic Digest about his latest book and how average Christians can cope with the changes of postmodernity — and perhaps even make a contribution to restoring order in society.) 
Religious liberty and freedom of conscience exist in the West because Christians developed them from the truths they held. Read More »
​Why Is There Systematic Anti-Christian Persecution in Egypt?
by Mohammed Bani Salameh and Ayman Hayajneh
Middle East Quarterly
Summer 2019 (view PDF)
https://www.meforum.org/58683/end-syrian-civil-war-jordan
        
​Systematic Discrimination: Christians Under Egyptian Rule by Raymond Ibrahim
FrontPage Magazine
July 30, 2019
https://www.meforum.org/59051/systematic-discrimination-christians-in-egypt
        
THE VIRTUES OF REFORM By EPPC Fellow Stephen P. White
The Catholic Thing
Genuine renewal in the Church requires both paths to reform: structural and administrative changes, as well as ongoing conversion and growth in holiness. 
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The Vandals sack Rome….again By George Weigel on Jul 29, 2019 05:50 pm
An exercise in raw intellectual vandalism has been underway in Rome since July 23: what was originally known as the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family has been peremptorily but systematically [...]
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JPII Institute VP says school’s identity is ‘seriously threatened’ By Catholic News Agency on Aug 01, 2019 11:39 am
Vatican City, Jul 31, 2019 / 09:25 pm (CNA).- The vice-president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Rome said that changes to the school’s governing structure and academic program are a serious threat [...]
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JPII Institute purge a case of Vatican types refusing to be honest, transparent
​By Christopher R. Altieri on Aug 13, 2019 10:05 pm
It is fair to say the suppression-and-reconstitution of the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, as the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences has received [...]
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The West Must Return to the Faith – or Perish
Paul Krause
 Western civilization is weak, exhausted, dying. Our leaders in the Church – servants in attendance to the Great Physician – can now think of nothing to do but preach this thing they call “mercy.” There is nothing wrong with mercy, of course; but when our clerics use the word, they sound more like hospice nurses […]Read More
“Reason, Faith, & the Struggle for Western Civilization”: Illuminating the Past & Present
By Carl Olson on Aug 07, 2019 10:00 pm
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