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The Priesthood’s Ritual Logic

The Priesthood’s Ritual Logic There was a lot of disappointment, even irritation, over last year’s decision by a Vatican commission to shelve further discussion by the Synod on Synodality of the possibility of ordaining women to the diaconate. I do not doubt the sincerity of those who advocate for what they argue is a restoration of an office that existed in the early Church and that, tellingly, continues to exist in some Eastern Churches. Nor am I a scholar who can parse the exact meaning of...

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Caravaggio’s “Conversion of St. Paul”

(in the Cerasi Chapel of the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo) Paul lies sprawled beneath his horse, arms opened, hands extended, upraised, creating a cup for his spilled head.His face. The post Caravaggio’s “Conversion of St. Paul” appeared first on First Things

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Prince Andrew Rides Again

The article explores Prince Andrew's attempts to reclaim his public image and the implications of his return to royal engagements amid ongoing controversies surrounding his past.

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