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If You’re Using AI To Replace Christian Discipleship, You’re A Bad Pastor

Nathanael Blake

PreacherBot ain’t got no soul. But people really want him — or rather, it — to have one. This is…

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The Federalist / August 31, 2026

The Spiritual Roots of JD Vance’s Populism

Patrick T. Brown

Orson Scott Card’s novel Ender’s Game (1985) follows a group of teenagers who grow up to influence the course of history. One posts…

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National Review / August 28, 2026

Why The Religious Left’s New Christianity Is As Hollow As Their Beliefs

Andrew Walker

Since at least the 2000s, one of the dominant trends and divides shaping American politics has been the supposed “God-gap”…

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Daily Wire / August 28, 2026

Why Catholics should reject the month and myth of “trangendered Saints”

Mary Rice Hasson

It’s worth noting that there were fewer Pride flags and celebrations this June than in years past. But Catholics never…

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Catholic World Report / August 27, 2026

The England I Knew Is Gone

Carl R. Trueman

Leslie Poles Hartley famously dubbed the past “a foreign country.” This summer, for the first time, I sensed that the…

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First Things / August 27, 2026

Some Thoughts on Stoner Alley

Francis X. Maier

One of my favorite, if cynical, figures from Reformation history and Europe’s Wars of Religion is Henri de Bourbon.  Raised as…

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The Catholic Thing / August 26, 2026

The Best Film Ever?

George Weigel

1966 was a great year for movies and six decades later, the five nominated for “Best Picture” at the 39th…

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National Catholic Register / August 26, 2026