My phone was fueling my laziness, robbing me of contemplation, and cultivating my boredom.
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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.
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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.
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Leo XIV and the Best-Case Scenario
Dan Hitchens
Pope Leo seems to understand that it’s not about him.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sleeping Through Life
Trevor Cribben Merrill
Matthew Gasda’s new novel is a salve for the anxious swiping and scrolling it so meticulously recreates.
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