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Supreme Court arguments exposed the absurdity of gender ideology...
Posted on 01/31/2026 17:00 PM (New Advent)
This week’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court, in cases involving state laws that ban boys from girls’ sports, may prove to be a decisive turning point in the surreal political struggle over gender ideology. The battle is not won, but the momentum has shifted. Credit Justice Samuel Alito with the question that fully exposed the absurdity of the argument before the court...
Archbishop Broglio: ‘Morally Acceptable’ for US Troops to Disobey Orders to Take Greenland...
Posted on 01/31/2026 17:00 PM (New Advent)
The archbishop of the U.S. military services said Sunday that he does not believe military action to take control of Greenland could be justified – and that U.S. troops in good conscience could refuse orders to do so. Speaking to the BBC on Jan. 18. Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services said he “cannot see any circumstances” in which an American military operation to take control of Greenland...
Faith and the top college QBs...
Posted on 01/31/2026 17:00 PM (New Advent)
A recent New York Times feature noted that quarterback Fernando Mendoza, before helping change Indiana University football history, excelled at Belen Jesuit, an all-boys Catholic school in Miami, and then Miami Columbus High, another all-boys Catholic school. Oh, and his mother was a star athlete at Lourdes Academy, an all-girls Catholic school...
Pope Leo’s Sunday Angelus: ‘We Are Precious in God’s Eyes’...
Posted on 01/31/2026 17:00 PM (New Advent)
Each day, let us make time to pray and reflect, in order to encounter the Lord Who loves us, Pope Leo XIV invited on Sunday during his midday Angelus address. Addressing the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square, the Pope recalled the day's Gospel reading according to St. John in which John the Baptist recognized Jesus as the Lamb of God...
‘Non Nobis Domine’: Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza on Giving Glory to God...
Posted on 01/31/2026 17:00 PM (New Advent)
“Give all the glory to God!” Fernando Mendoza, quarterback of the Indiana University football team, begins interviews after victories that way. It’s not that unusual in football, where professions of Christian faith are part of the culture. It’s a bit unusual in Mendoza’s case, as he is Catholic, and it is usually evangelical Protestants who speak about God in their postgame interviews.
A Baptist Pastor Rethinks Salvation by ‘Faith Alone’...
Posted on 01/31/2026 17:00 PM (New Advent)
Matt, Ken, and Kenny continue their discussion about one of the most important questions a Christian can ask: what is the Gospel? Former Baptist pastor Ken Hensley shares seven key realizations that helped him understand that the Reformation doctrine of salvation by “faith alone” wasn’t supported by the testimony of the Scriptures.
Bigger on the Inside Than the Outside...
Posted on 01/31/2026 17:00 PM (New Advent)
Christmas is the season of pondering the paradox of the Incarnation itself. What was found in the stable at Bethlehem was far greater than everything outside. This is no mere poetic exaggeration. The infinite God assumed a finite human nature. What was in this child, no bigger than a breadbox at first but soon to grow in wisdom and stature...
Kyrie eleison: Lord, anoint the festering wounds we show.....
Posted on 01/31/2026 17:00 PM (New Advent)
She has become ubiquitous on social media platforms: the middle class woman who is nearly spitting with unsuppressed rage and seemingly gleeful that she has the means to showcase it. The woman is one of an uncountable number who display septum rings and tattoos as they set their camera phones to “record” and then deliver spit-inflected diatribes, or scream in indignation...
Pope Leo XIV Sends Prayers and Condolences for Victims of Spain Train Accident...
Posted on 01/31/2026 17:00 PM (New Advent)
Pope Leo XIV offered prayers for the victims and his “heartfelt condolences” to the families of those affected by a train collision in southern Spain on Sunday, January 18, 2026, which caused at least 39 deaths and dozens of injuries. In a telegram released on January 19, written in Spanish and signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin...
St. Francis de Sales Didn’t Know How to Quit — and Reclaimed a Calvinist Stronghold for the Catholic Faith...
Posted on 01/31/2026 17:00 PM (New Advent)
The wind howled and the snow began to fall more heavily as nightfall gathered itself around the young priest. Though he had been riding since early afternoon, there were several miles yet to go before he would reach his destination. He kept to the path as best he could, but the drifting snow made it difficult for the horse to go much faster than a walk.