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‘A Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History’ worth taking

June 02, 2022 • by David Mills

‘A Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History’ worth taking

Kevin Schmiesing’s A Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History: People and Places that Shaped the Church in the United States is a surprisingly enjoyable book. Surprising, not because I expected his writing to be bad, because I had no idea who he was when I started reading. Continue Reading...

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Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness reminds us who really is in control: Disney

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‘What Shall Men Remember?’: Relearning the forgotten history of Memorial Day

Memorial Day has historically been a day set aside to commemorate the millions of Americans fallen in war. Although the day now involves celebrating America’s war dead regardless of color or creed, what many may not know is that Memorial Day’s origins are actually deeply linked to America’s struggle with racism. Continue Reading...

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What G.K. Chesterton can teach us about rational discourse

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Finland is the bellwether for religious liberty in Europe

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My previous essays reviewed two Progressive visions of manliness. Michael Mann’s HBO series Tokyo Vice reduces contemporary Japan to racism, sexism, and homophobia. Michael Bay’s Ambulance relatedly gives us a contemporary America where ethnic minorities, strong, independent women, and gay protagonists vanquish an evil white man. Continue Reading...

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