David Deavel

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  • May 4, 2026
    What is going on in the Church in America? Is She singing a swan song, or is She rising again from the ashes like the legendary phoenix? In the spirit of legendary Yankee catcher...
  • Apr 23, 2026
    In his encyclical Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Pope John Paul II declared, “Born from the heart of the Church, a Catholic University is located in that course of tradition...
  • Apr 9, 2026
    I am probably more likely to entertain strangers when on the road than I am at work or at home. While traveling on a plane, a train, or a bus, one of my favorite positions is the...
  • Apr 3, 2026
    Late in his life, St. John Henry Newman declined an offer from a Protestant to explain the Atonement fully. He replied that the Atonement is a theological mystery, far too...
  • Jan 7, 2026
    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...