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culture, ISSUE #49 | MAY 2025, Opinion

What Notre Dame Can Symbolize to America

By Fred Woodward In the archetypal consciousness of the people of France and in the West broadly considered, there is arguably no building more prominent than Notre-Dame cathedral. A few other buildings may vie with the cathedral’s status, such as St. Peter’s basilica and Westminster abbey, but none can excel its grandeur and national prominence. More than an impressive architectural phenomenon (though this label can … Continue reading What Notre Dame Can Symbolize to America

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ISSUE #48 | MAR 2025, Opinion, Religion

Look Foul and Feel Fair: Why All Churches Don’t Need to Be Beautiful

By Alethia Diener In The Fellowship of the Ring, surprised at his trust for the mysterious Strider, Frodo tells the strange and rugged man he would expect a servant of Sauron to “seem fairer and feel fouler,” to which Strider responds, “I look foul and feel fair. Is that it? All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost.” Encapsulating … Continue reading Look Foul and Feel Fair: Why All Churches Don’t Need to Be Beautiful

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ISSUE #48 | MAR 2025, Opinion, politics

Catholicism and America: A New Consideration for Our Age

By Fred Woodward “America is the most democratic country in the world, and at the same time, according to reliable reports, it is the country in which the Roman Catholic religion is making the most progress…our grandchildren…will tend more and more to be divided clearly between those who have completely abandoned Christianity and those who have returned to the Church of Rome.” Thus wrote Alexis … Continue reading Catholicism and America: A New Consideration for Our Age

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