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How I Kicked My Phone Habit

Clement Harrold

From the print edition: 
My phone was fueling my laziness, robbing me of contemplation, and cultivating my boredom. More

A Leonine Revival

Thomas Joseph White

May Leo XIV, Augustinian at heart, be empowered by God’s Spirit to speak to the restless hearts of our modern era. More

Leo XIV and the Best-Case Scenario

Dan Hitchens

Pope Leo seems to understand that it’s not about him. More

Letters from Rome—A New Pontificate

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

 
 
There is a noble, “Leonine” legacy that the new pope has taken to himself by his choice of regnal name. More

Newman, Augustine, and Leo XIV

Robert P. Imbelli

 
 
My hope for the new pope is that he may draw from Augustine, as did his predecessor, Leo the Great. More

Let’s Not Canonize Any Popes for a While

Dominic Bouck

 
There is a definite danger of recency bias, and the Church does best when thinking in terms of centuries. More
 

Sleeping Through Life

Trevor Cribben Merrill

 
 

Matthew Gasda’s new novel is a salve for the anxious swiping and scrolling it so meticulously recreates. More

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