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thecatholicthing.org > 07/26/2026 > found-and-finding-bought-and-buying

Found and Finding, Bought and Buying

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (608+ words) Fr. Paul D. Scalia on Sunday, July 26, 2026 According to Knox, we can understand Christ Himself to be the man who finds a treasure in the field and the merchant who finds the pearl of great price. Fallen man is the treasure....

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thecatholicthing.org > 07/25/2026 > polish-prelates-four-cardinals-form-a-pope

Polish Prelates: Four Cardinals Form a Pope

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (804+ words) Fr. Raymond J. de Souza on Saturday, July 25, 2026 For more than thirty years, George Weigel has been leading a three-week seminar in Kraków on the free society, founded in 1992 together with his late colleagues Michael Novak, Father Richard John Neuhaus, and…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 07/24/2026 > rome-caves-to-china-cardinal-warns-of-apocalyptic-beasts-rupnik-off-the-hook

Rome Caves to China, Cardinal Warns of Apocalyptic Beasts & Rupnik Off the Hook?

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (151+ words) The Catholic Thing on Friday, July 24, 2026 The Prayerful Posse tackles another week of major developments in the Catholic Church. Raymond Arroyo, Fr. Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal examine Pope Leo XIV’s latest approval of bishops under the Vatican’s controversial China…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 07/24/2026 > maxims-by-the-miracle-monk-of-lebanon

Maxims by the Miracle Monk of Lebanon

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (110+ words) Saint Charbel Makhlouf on Friday, July 24, 2026 On Heaven and Earth Begin nothing on earth unless it has its end in heaven; do not walk on a path that does not lead to heaven. On the Soul The things that go…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 07/24/2026 > ann-widdecombe-a-trailblazing-convert

Ann Widdecombe: A trailblazing convert

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (73+ words) Matthew Showering, The European Conservative on Friday, July 24, 2026 Miss Widdecombe was a politician very much in the spirit of St. Thomas More, always letting her faith drive her commitment to public service, staying true to her principles to the bitter…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 07/24/2026 > father-james-martin-calls-for-gay-priests

Father James Martin calls for ‘gay priests’

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (62+ words) Michael Haynes, The Catholic Herald on Friday, July 24, 2026 Continuing his public advocacy on LGBT issues, Fr James Martin SJ has argued that the Catholic Church should officially admit ‘gay’ priests. All Things Work Together for Good – Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermon…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 07/24/2026 > are-the-u-s-ambassador-and-vatican-news-both-wrong-about-the-popes-status-as-a-head-of-state

Are the U.S. Ambassador and Vatican News both wrong about the pope’s status as a head of state?

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (63+ words) Andrea Gagliarducci, National Catholic Register on Friday, July 24, 2026 There is much to unpack in the recent back-and-forth between U.S. Ambassador Brian Burch and the Vatican’s editorial director. All Things Work Together for Good – Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermon Fr. George Bowen on…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 07/24/2026 > vatican-denies-marko-rupnik-has-been-acquitted

Vatican denies Marko Rupnik has been acquitted

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (69+ words) Victoria Cardiel, EWTN News on Friday, July 24, 2026 The Holy See said the canonical criminal trial remains open and judges are continuing to review evidence in the case involving the former Jesuit accused of sexual and psychological abuse. All Things Work…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 07/24/2026 > heading-for-the-hills

Heading for the Hills

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (476+ words) Joseph R. Wood on Friday, July 24, 2026 Recently, I read an author’s claim that “as Christians we can’t simply ignore politics. We’re supposed to be leaven in the world. So we can’t just retreat to the hills as St. Benedict did.” Actually,…...

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thecatholicthing.org > 07/23/2026 > the-founders-and-the-common-good

The Founders and the common good

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (64+ words) Vincent Phillip Muñoz, First Things on Thursday, July 23, 2026 Liberalism is both relativistic and, ultimately, nihilistic. It makes the individual’s will sovereign over reality and denies the existence of a common good. All Things Work Together for Good – Bishop Barron’s Sunday…...