By IHE Graduate Fellow Thomas Holman These days we are exposed to a lot of cross-cutting accusations of irrationality. A near-ubiquitous trope in contemporary political discussion is that those with whom we disagree are stupid or need to be reeducated. The people on the other side of the argument are just not being reasonable. But […]

By IHE Graduate Fellow Morgan Whitmer As Ash Wednesday approaches, we are given an opportunity to remember death and repent from sin. When we receive the ashes, we hear the refrain, “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust,” prompting us to remember God’s response to Adam after the fall: “You are dust and to dust you […]

By Lauren Revay I remember as a child having a weekly coloring page depicting a different scene from Scripture. In a sense, the scene came alive well before I could read or understand what was contained within the rich words of the Gospels. Little did I know that many years later those scenes would not […]

By IHE Intern Noah Sell The role of the Liturgy in the life of a Catholic is something not often discussed. Although it is generally acknowledged that the faithful should do more than just attend Mass on Sunday, often the proposed remedy is encouraging the faithful to personal prayer. While that is a fine endeavor, […]

By IHE Fellow David Cloutier Saint John Paul II terms the universal destination of goods “the first principle” of the economic order, and Francis names it the “golden rule of social conduct.” The principle itself is not well-known among ordinary Catholics, and it can easily be confused with socialism at first glance. But socialism is […]