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The Harmony of Faith and Reason
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| As publisher of Crisis magazine and advisor to President George W. Bush, he is one of the most prominent Catholics in America today. As a young Southern Baptist, he banged his head against the Protestant contempt for culture. His was a long, intellectual journey to Catholic truth until an encounter with Thomas Aquinas—and a redbird—sealed the Deal. |
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By Deal Hudson
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Holier Than Thou
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| Apologists for the Society of St. Pius X say that the Society’s founder, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, was never excommunicated, and they claim to this day that they aren’t in schism. But the historical record clearly shows otherwise. |
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By Brian K. O’Neel
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Namesake of a Schism
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| Who was Pius X, and why does he have a schismatic organization named after him? |
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The Appeal of Mormonism
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| Members of the Church of Latter Day Saints—or Mormons—tend to emphasize feelings over the need for rational evidence as a criterion of religious truth. But, as a study of the roots of Mormonism reveals, there’s good reason for them to appeal to the emotions rather than the mind. Can a religion founded by someone as wacky as Joseph Smith really be true? |
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By Fr. Brian Harrison
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A Knock at the Door
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| Meet Denise, a lonely single mom for whom the personal warmth and family atmosphere of the Latter Day Saints was irresistible. |
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