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We repost this article for those who are attending the “Islam: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” series with Robert Reilly.  In January, Mr. Reilly wrote a fictional dialogue with Christ answering the questions of a recently-deceased Muslim. Enjoy! http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2013/dialogue-between-christ-and-a-muslim.html

Pope Francis, in his homily a few days ago, gave a lovely homily on the role of the Church in evangelization and our role as missionaries: I thank His Eminence, the Cardinal Dean, for his words: thank you very much, Your Eminence, thank you. I also thank all of you who wanted to come today:

A friend of the ICC wrote in with a link to an article about a new book about building a successful Catholic identity in the U.S.A., saying it reminded him of what the Institute of Catholic Culture is doing. An excerpt of the article: …the Church has no significant influence on the broader secular culture

O Death, Where is Your Sting? O Hades, Where is Your Victory? CHRIST IS RISEN! Let all pious men and all lovers of God rejoice in the splendor of this feast; let the wise servants blissfully enter into the joy of their Lord; let those who have borne the burden of Lent now receive their

Homily of the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, at the Mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff At this hour of great responsibility, we hear with special consideration what the Lord says to us in his own words. From the three readings I would like to examine just a few

Fr. Stephen Freeman, an Orthodox priest in Tennessee, has a beautiful new article up on his web site entitled “The Beauty of Truth and the Existence of God.” It reminded me of our Summer 2012 series on beauty” In considering existence we see not only that it is – but that it is beautiful. In

At the Institute of Catholic Culture, we wish to promote the new evangelization in all possible ways. His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Patriarch of Jerusalem of Latins, recently said some great words about the connection of the Holy Land and the new evangelization. For those who will be pilgrims with the ICC this June, these words

Deacon Keith Fournier has a great article up on Catholic Online regarding his series on Politics here at the Institute of Catholic Culture: “I write from the Washington DC area after having just concluded the first in a series of talks on Catholics and political participation for the Institute of Catholic Culture. There was a

An interesting post from a priest’s perspective on the Feast of Theophany – the Baptism of the Lord: A snippet: “Years ago I did not know what to make of Christ’s Baptism. Now, I hardly know what it does not include. It is a feast of doors – the smashing of one set and the

I know we have just concluded our Christmas season, but someone forwarded me this beautiful hymn yesterday, and I couldn’t resist sharing with all of you. Its message and melody are so hauntingly beautiful, speaking of the great Mystery of the Birth of Christ. Today is born of a virgin He who holds the whole