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  • Feminist First, Servant of God Second

    Not too long ago, I had the privilege of visiting the St. Frances Cabrini Shrine in Washington Heights, New York City. Mother Cabrini’s body lies in full habit in a glass coffin inside the main altar of the church. Attached to Mother Cabrini’s shrine is a small museum documenting her life, work, and disposition towards…

  • Shallow Platitudes Disguised As High Art

    Since the recent papal election, it has been popular on social media to toss around this quote attributed to Pope Leo XIII: “The worst kind of heretic is one who, teaching for the most part true Catholic doctrine, adds a word of heresy like a drop of poison in a glass of water.” There’s a…

  • “Black Bag” Struggles from Amoral Rationality

    “Analysis paralysis,” is a favorite phrase of a friend of mine. I understand why. In addition to its pleasant bobbing rhythm and rhyme, it straightforwardly conveys the problem it seeks to describe. With good intent, a person begins to thoughtfully consider an event, idea, or phenomenon they’ve encountered—presumably with the goal of exercising good judgement…