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The Perils of the PhD

Dr. Matthew C. Briel
Head of School, St. Augustine School
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What Makes Culture Humane?

Weekly Update

Are we just enduring a diminishment in reading habits, or in mental and intellectual ones, too?

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Foundations
"Reading of the 1861 Manifesto," by Grigori Myasoyedov

Our Current Apostolic Age

We must take stock of our present time and devise engagement strategies for our current Apostolic age, lest we continue to bear a Christendom mentality and utilize Christendom approaches.

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Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul, Mdina, Malta

Enrichment

Standing above the location of the momentous meeting of Saints Paul and Publius, the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Mdina is the heart of the Church of the world's first Christian nation.

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Encounter the perennial truths of the faith as they are applied to particular questions of life, education, and professional disciplines.
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Q&A

God Wants His World Back

Rev. John Riccardo
Executive Director, ACTS XXIX
Msgr. James P. Shea
President, University of Mary
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Jesus is not weak. Jesus is the one who assailed the strong man, as he puts it in the Gospels, and he has taken on the enemy and won. He’s the one who is calling you to follow him.
Rev. John Riccardo Executive Director, ACTS XXIX
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A Sacramental Vision of Scripture with Jeff Cavins and Fr. Dominic Bouck

Jeff Cavins
Rev. Dominic Bouck
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Prime Insights

The Holy Spirit at Calvary

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Sport: A Metaphor for Life with Andrew Swafford and Fr. Craig Vasek

Dr. Andrew Swafford
Rev. Craig Vasek
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Foundations
Investigate the first and foundational principles of the Catholic imaginative vision.
Current Theme Understanding the Papacy
Peter Receives the Keys by Paolo de Matteis

Why Did God Give Us a Pope?

The more we understand the nature of this choice gift of God, the better we will be able to respond to the Spirit’s action in the world, and to receive the graces it brings according to God’s often hidden purposes.

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Understanding the Role of the Pope

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The Papacy Throughout History

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The Conclave of 1903

The Conclave: Apostolic Succession at Work

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