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Jared Staudt
Jared Staudt
Apr 16, 20184 min read
Mounting evidence for the Shroud of Turin’s authenticity
On Easter Sunday, one of the possible Gospel readings described how Peter and John found the empty tomb. It also described the first...
Jared Staudt
Mar 27, 20183 min read
The ongoing Christian genocide
Genocide is a serious accusation. Many people have spoken of an ongoing persecution of Christians in the Middle East as genocide, a claim...
Jared Staudt
Mar 12, 20183 min read
The future of the Church in China
My last review focused on Pope St. John Paul II—not only a great saint, but also a hero in the downfall of Communism in Eastern Europe....
Jared Staudt
Feb 22, 20183 min read
Remembering John Paul the Great: Three new books
When teaching college students a few years ago, I was shocked when I asked my students to tell me what they knew about Pope St. John Paul...
Jared Staudt
Feb 13, 20183 min read
How cheap sex changes religious practice
Catholics understand sex as a mutual giving of self, which should express the love and fruitfulness of marriage. The mutual giving that...
Jared Staudt
Feb 1, 20183 min read
What is Classical education?
We celebrate Catholic Schools Week beginning January 28th. That day also marks the feast of the patron of Catholic schools, St. Thomas...
Jared Staudt
Jan 11, 20183 min read
A personal tour of Catholicism
In his monumental video series, Catholicism, Bishop Robert Barron took us on a guided tour of the major themes of the Catholic faith. He...
Jared Staudt
Dec 20, 20173 min read
Who were the Magi?
What comes to mind when you think of the wise men presented by the Gospel of Matthew? You might think of three figures, we refer to as...
Jared Staudt
Dec 14, 20173 min read
Navigating major cultural challenges
We’re navigating through a true rock and a hard place right now: moral relativism and the oversaturation of technology. In fact, they are...
Jared Staudt
Oct 23, 20175 min read
Debunking Reformation myths
In my last review, I looked at a number of new books on Martin Luther and genuine reformers in the Catholic tradition. In light of the...
Jared Staudt
Oct 18, 20174 min read
500 years later, who was Luther?
Hero, villain, heretic, saint, reformer, corrupter, man of integrity, bombastic glutton. Which image of Luther should we believe? Because...
Jared Staudt
Sep 26, 20173 min read
Become a champion of the rosary
On October 13th, Archbishop Aquila will consecrate of the Archdiocese of Denver to Our Lady of Fatima, at the Cathedral Basilica of the...
Jared Staudt
Sep 7, 20173 min read
Where have all the adults gone?
Our standards have been lowered when it comes to intelligent discourse from our politicians. Therefore, Nebraska’s Senator Ben Sasse’s...
Jared Staudt
Aug 30, 20173 min read
Bearing fruit by living Your charism
In 2015, Sherry Weddell’s Forming Intentional Disciples became the Catholic book to read. Its simple but powerful message focused...
Jared Staudt
Aug 9, 20174 min read
What’s with the buzz about <em>The Benedict Option</em>?
It’s hard to recall another Christian book that has garnered so much attention in the media and has generated such vigorous discussion...
Jared Staudt
Jul 21, 20173 min read
Pilgrimage: A journey through Church history
“Let it be known to you then that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.” Paul proclaims these words the...
Jared Staudt
Jun 30, 20174 min read
Summer books for Catholic Bookstore Month
Summer offers us leisure—time for family, travels, and reading. July also provides an opportunity to highlight the importance of Catholic...
Jared Staudt
Jun 21, 20173 min read
The way God speaks: A review of Cardinal Robert Sarah’s <em>The Power of Silence</em>
In the Catholic world, it was a year of silence. Martin Scorsese fulfilled his longstanding dream to adapt Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence...
Jared Staudt
Jun 15, 20173 min read
Fathers, You Are Teachers
Dr. Jared Staudt, PhD, serves as the catechetical formation specialist for the Office of Evangelization and Family Life Ministries. As...
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