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Valéry's creation of Monsieur Teste personifies his own ambition to be a "witness who is pure intellect."

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June 23, 2025

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Hovering on the Edge

Can a Catholic be a Hindu? Jesuit Francis X. Clooney has sought to learn from both traditions with real devotion.

By Thomas Albert Howard

June 19, 2025

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Overlooked Treasure

Obsolescence may be the source of Millennial religious rejection. But it is also the key to understanding Millennial religious embrace.

By Susan Bigelow Reynolds

June 17, 2025

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Crypto-Religiosity

What if American religiosity hasn’t disappeared, but just taken less visible forms?

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An Alternative Narrative?

Many young Americans no longer seem to want the things religion once promised. Has this rendered religion "obsolete"?

By Peter Steinfels

June 14, 2025

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Angels & Eunuchs

Must Christian celibacy be reduced to misogyny or hatred of the body?

By Michael Hollerich

June 14, 2025

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Soccer Solidarity

For the French political thinker Raymond Aron, sports fandom was one of the few things that defied modern atomization and isolation.

By Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

June 12, 2025

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The Hideous Deaths Obscured by Ideology

John Connelly’s essay, if taken seriously, is a charter for limitless violence. To support Ukraine, we must embrace a different script.

By Paul J. Griffiths

June 11, 2025

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MAGA Antisemitism Comes for the Catholic Church

Right-wing attacks on the Catholic Church draw from the antisemitic playbook.

By Ethan Schwartz

June 8, 2025

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The Fire Hasn't Gone Out

For the Church to welcome and nourish its people, God needs to run the show.

By Timothy P. Schilling

June 6, 2025

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