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April 7, 2023
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Apocalypse Now: Living in Hope at the End of an Age
by Francis X. Maier
Catholic World Report

Tranquility in the Church is a rare and beautiful thing, with an emphasis on that word, “rare.” And this explains why two of my favorite saints are Francis of Assisi and Augustine of Hippo.

Both men lived at a time of conflict within the Church and turmoil in the surrounding culture. And neither man was weak or naïve. Francis was very far from the effeminate flower child of popular imagination. He was a formidable man and a demanding religious founder with an intense devotion to the Eucharist. And Augustine was a faithful shepherd to his people in a world of widespread heresy; a bishop not just with a great intellect, but also with the backbone to speak and fight for the truth. Which he did, vigorously, throughout his ministry.

And that brings us to a paradox. The Church is our Mater et Magistra, our mother and teacher, the source of our solace. She exists to transform the world through the proclamation of Jesus Christ. And history shows that, on the balance, she’s done a pretty good job of it. The Church is, and always has been, loaded with unknown, everyday saints, and a great many other good people trying to be saints. And yet, right alongside them in the Church is an energetic minority of frauds, hypocrites, and villains.
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And for First Things, Fran writes about Pope Francis' leadership style and his connections to the Jesuit order ([link removed]) .
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“Where is hope to be found?” asks George Weigel in his column for Holy Week on the Christian understanding of world history ([link removed]) .
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For WORLD Opinion, Andrew T. Walker writes in praise of the heroic actions the Nashville police took ([link removed]) in responding to the deadly shooting which took place there last week.
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** THE WEST
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Episode 2: The Christian Revolution
EPPC scholars Stanley Kurtz and George Weigel appear in the second episode of The West to discuss the influence of Christianity on Western civilization.

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