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The Moral Restoration of the Tomb

The empty tomb of Easter Sunday answers the betrayal of Jesus on the cross with humanity’s completely restored understanding of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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The Holy Week Reader—Friday: Kavod! The Weight of Glory

Peter Paul Ruben’s extraordinary “Raising of the Cross” helps reflect on Divine love, human flourishing, and the weight of glory.

The Moral Injury of the Cross

The crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the cross is the greatest expression in all time of the moral injury between God and humanity.

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The Holy Week Reader—Thursday: Go and Do Likewise

Maundy Thursday has much to say both about the location of human flourishing and the role violence might play in it.

Bipartisan Senate Resolution Calls for Stronger Response to Worsening Religious Freedom Conditions Worldwide

Even as partisan divides are increasingly intractable, the promotion of international religious freedom remains one bright spot

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The Holy Week Reader—Wednesday: Volo Ut Sis

Christ’s treatment of Judas, despite his betrayal, illustrates the Divine Love that was willing to bring human beings into being despite the risks. Because that’s what love does.

Leaving Home to Fight for Peace 

The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.

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The Holy Week Reader—Tuesday: Living Faithfully Under Sentence of Death

Holy Tuesday is about preparation, endurance, and hope despite the grim realities around us. In the face of the certainty of death, we are shown how best to live.

Human Rights are Not Served by the UN’s Demoralized and Corrupted Universalism 

The concept of individual, inherent natural rights as negative liberty has been merged into a capacious and still proliferating array of other rights