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Every Catholic and Jesuit university – must reject hollow curriculum Source: Word on Fire PART ONE: THE CRISIS AT FORDHAM A Renaissance humanist once wrote that a citizen must not mourn the decline of one’s own city. All cities decline. If there is anything to mourn, it is that it …

The 250th Anniversary of the American Proposition Source: Word on Fire | Author: Dr. Christopher Kaczor PART ONE: THE AMERICAN PROPOSITION The 250th anniversary of the United States of America is almost upon us. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. Its most famous sentence …

Three Gospel Stories to Reflect on the Common Good Source: Word on Fire | April 21, 2026 PART ONE: OVERVIEW OF THE ARTICLE In a recent essay, the author reflected on how a few simple words from the sixth century’s Rule of St. Benedict express the core of Catholic social teaching’s …

Who Are We and Where Shall We Go? Justice Clarence Thomas and the Declaration of Independence Source: Word on Fire | April 21, 2026 PART ONE: OVERVIEW OF THE ARTICLE Every so often, Supreme Court justices find themselves away from the domesticated halls of Washington, DC’s neoclassical Temple of Justice and …