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I found this bit in Matt’s post really fascinating, and something I’ll pay more attention to while reviewing Pacem in Terris for my CST course this weekend

The second point I want to highlight is John’s statement on refugees. Pope John laments the large number of refugees in the world, a crisis that has only grown since his time. But his argument for why the rights of refugees should be protected is profound and perhaps unexpected. Although grounded in the refugee’s equal dignity as a person, John’s argument is not based on the premise that all people—kin, fellow citizen, and foreigner alike—should be treated the same. Instead, he argues that the plight of refugees arises from the breakdown of proper order, an order in which these more particular forms of community could ensure that the rights of all are protected: “Refugees cannot lose these rights simply because they are deprived of citizenship of their own States” (#105). Because the refugees’ own particular community has failed in its responsibility to ensure that their rights are respected, it falls on other nations to welcome those refugees so that their rights can be honored (#106). There’s a certain par…

Matthew Shadle

Lilly Riccardi

Feb 2

My painting, “St. Joseph of the Presentation.”

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Edit: For those wondering why I painted him young, here’s a quote from Ven. Fulton Sheen which served as my inspiration…

“Was he [St. Joseph] old or young? Most of the statues and pictures we see of Joseph today represent him as an old man with a gray beard, one who took Mary an…

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Nikolas Bayuk

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Today. After 20 years, I completed an examination of conscience, made a full confession, and re-entered the Catholic faith. Reflecting on 20 years worth of sin and wrongdoing in the eyes of the church was difficult, but also a gift to realize how much I have to be grateful for. I now believe we all have more people who want the best for us rather than the worst. Letting go and being absolved of 20 years of sin with extremely little penance asked in return was extremely humbling.

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