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SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT
Icon Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.
** H. W. Longfellow
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Tomorrow, the Fourth Watch ([link removed]) launches. The newsletter, by Jim Keating, is about Catholicism. From the archive, Keating reflects on confession in America, the fate of Catholic colleges, and a Balthazarian Church commentator.
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FROM THE APRIL 2025 ISSUE
** Confession Eclipsed ([link removed])
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** JAMES F. KEATING
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In addition to careless and abrupt changes in Church discipline, there were also reconsiderations of the nature of mortal sin on the part of theologians.
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FROM THE APRIL 2023 ISSUE
** Who Killed the Catholic University? ([link removed])
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** JAMES F. KEATING
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It is patently absurd to imagine that a university can be more effectively Catholic by virtue of its autonomy from the Church.
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FROM THE JANUARY 2024 ISSUE
** Witness to Modernity ([link removed])
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** JAMES F. KEATING
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The gospel confronts its hearers with an Ernstfall, a moment of existential crisis that imposes a choice for or against Christ.
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