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January 27, 2021
IHE Fellow Lucia Silecchia reminds us that everyone we encounter has hidden crosses to bear, even those who hurt us.
January 4, 2021
This month and new year, IHE Fellow Lucia Silecchia hopes for a greater appreciation for those friends, acquaintances, and strangers who have shown her love in all circumstances.
December 19, 2020
IHE Fellow Lucia Silecchia considers how the beauty of a Christmas tree, filled with ornaments old and new, mimics the messiness and beauty of life itself.
December 18, 2020
IHE Fellow Maximilian B. Torres considers the incredible impact and witness of Pope Saint John Paul II to the dignity of the human person on the centenary of his birth.
December 17, 2020
IHE Director of the Program on the Constitution and Catholic Social Doctrine Emmett McGroarty and his brother, theologian Brendan McGroarty, consider how the American experiment can be preserved for centuries to come through a return to neighborhood solidarity.
November 30, 2020
IHE Fellow Lucia Silecchia notices that our subdued 2020 holiday season is the perfect way to celebrate Advent, the season of waiting and preparation for our Lord.
November 19, 2020
IHE Fellow Lucia Silecchia reminds us that our Catholic belief in the communion of saints helps us remember our call to love those present and those absent around the Thanksgiving table this year.
November 13, 2020
Dr. Keown led a lively lecture on the ethics of nuclear deterrence from a natural law perspective
November 9, 2020
IHE Fellow Daniel E. Burns reminds us that, especially in an era of deep partisanship, we should resist the allure of legal fictions like "political mandates" and "The Will of the People."
November 9, 2020
IHE Fellow V. Bradley Lewis reflects on the causes of our exaggerated partisan divisions in America and how Christians should witness to truth and the genuine goods of human life beyond the 2020 election.
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