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Quote of the Day by Thomas Aquinas: 'There is nothing on this earth more to be prized...'-Catholic Church's greatest philosopher's important lesson on why true friendship is one of life’s greatest gifts

Thomas Aquinas, a medieval philosopher, believed true friendship was paramount. His quote, 'There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship,' resonates today. Genuine connections built on trust and loyalty offer support through life's challenges. In a world of distractions, these bonds provide emotional richness and…

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More than a feeling – thinking about love as a virtue can change how we respond to hate

Love and hate seem like obvious opposites. Love, whether romantic or otherwise, involves a sense of warmth and affection for others. Hate involves feelings of disdain. Love builds up, whereas hate destroys.

The Conversation

Pope bestows one of Catholic Church’s highest honours on British convert

St John Henry Newman was a Church of England priest before he converted to Catholicism

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Book burning, Latin prayers – and a lot of kids: inside the American ‘trad family’ movement

The movement towards simple, Christian living can be a yearning for order in a chaotic age. It’s also alarmingly retrograde

The Guardian - US

Alasdair MacIntyre obituary

Provocative philosopher who argued that current morality has been cut off from its roots ‘largely thanks to the Enlightenment’

The Guardian - UK

St. Thomas Aquinas’ skull just went on tour − here’s what the medieval saint himself would have said about its veneration

Once, on a road trip in Greece, I stopped with my husband and dad at a centuries-old Orthodox monastery to view its famous frescoes. We were in luck, the porter said: It was a feast day. The relics of the monastery’s saintly founder were on view for public veneration.

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Michael Craig-Martin review – sorry, but these lamps and filing cabinets just aren’t that interesting

His early conceptual work inspired the likes of Damien Hirst, but the RA has inexplicably focused on his cool and clinical representations of the ordinary stuff of modern life

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What the Catholic Church says about political violence and the need to forgive – even would-be assassins

Following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the Vatican released a statement on July 14, 2024, condemning the violence. The attack, it said, “wounds people and democracy, causing suffering and death.”

The Conversation

What Alabama’s IVF ruling reveals about the ascendant Christian nationalist movement

Supporters of the idea that the US should be a Christian country have a foothold in politics – and are growing bolder

The Guardian - US

Sargeson Prize runner-up

Wellington writer Jake Arthur has been judged runner-up at the 2023 Sargeson Prize for his short story "On Beauty", described by judge Vincent O'Sullivan as a story about "how and why a principled female professor tells a male student he is beautiful, and is called before an Ethics Committee"

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Congregations leave United Methodist Church over defiance of LGBTQ bans

The largest mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S. is shrinking due to disputes over LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex marriage. About 20% of United Methodist congregations have left in recent years.

WEKU

Why the pronouns used for God matter

The Church of England is considering what language and pronouns should be used to refer to God.

The Conversation

Absurd offside law cannot disguise shifting of sands in Manchester

United’s controversial equaliser exposed a major flaw in the rules but also gave them a platform to close the gap on City

The Guardian - UK

Omissions from election debate could give Hunter miners cause for concern

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What 13th-century Christian theologian Thomas Aquinas can teach us about hope in times of despair

Polls show that a majority of Americans are very worried about the state of U.S. democracy. One survey from January 2022 finds that 64% of Americans believe U.S. democracy is “in crisis and at risk of failing.”

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