Institute of Catholic Culture

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Code of Justice Feb 09, 2021

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In addition to retaking much of the Roman Empire from the barbarian kingdoms of Europe, sixth-century Byzantine emperor Justinian promulgated a legal code which helped lift the West out of its tribal past and into the rule of law.

Medical Mercy? Feb 02, 2021

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The Church teaches euthanasia is a moral evil, but many Catholics are still conditioned by the false premises at the root of our culture's attitude towards death. The medieval 'ars moriendi' offers a more robust model for dying well.

The Everlasting Man Part II Jan 26, 2021

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“There are two ways of getting home; and one of them is to stay there. The other is to walk round the whole world till we come back to the same place…” ― G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man (Part 2/2)

The Everlasting Man Part I Jan 19, 2021

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God of Vengeance? Dec 13, 2020

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How are we to interpret God's actions in the Old Testament regarding vengeance, plagues, and other violent events in light of the Incarnation? Is there a difference between the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament?

Keeping Watch Part II Dec 06, 2020

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This is part two of a two-part series of Advent reflections with Monsignor Charles Pope.

Conquering the World Dec 01, 2020

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"In just thirteen years, [the] world was to be transformed as no single mortal man before or since has transformed it, united and ordered all the way from Greece to the shrouded heart of India..." — Warren Carroll, The Founding of Christendom, 197

Keeping Watch Part I Nov 29, 2020

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This is part one of a two-part series of Advent reflections with Monsignor Charles Pope.

Playing the Harlot Part II Nov 17, 2020

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"Then the Lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the power of those who plundered them. And yet they did not listen to their judges; for they played the harlot after other gods and bowed down to them..." - Part 2/2

Playing the Harlot Part I Nov 10, 2020

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