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May 19, 2025
The obituary superlatives helped tell the tale of the late Pontiff. A search of the most common words or themes used to describe Pope Francis testifies to a “pontificate of the...
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Apr 18, 2025
St. John’s description of the crucifixion of our Lord is dramatically paralleled in the Flemish painter Peter Paul Ruben’s The Elevation of the Cross, a...
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Apr 16, 2025
The events of Holy Tuesday follow directly from Monday’s temple clearing, during which, among much else, Jesus manifest his messianic claims. Questioning his right to do...
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Apr 14, 2025
In its splendor, the second temple in Jerusalem that Jesus would have seen was far more magnificent than the more modest edifice—however miraculous in...
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Jan 27, 2025
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Located in Nazi-occupied Poland—Auschwitz is the German name for Oświęcim, a small town 25...
