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Oliver Buchannon
James Keating
The Eclipse of Confession Reconsidered

Jan 19, 2026

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13 min read

The Eclipse of Confession Reconsidered

Popular wisdom states that popularity of the sacrament of Confession is gone, never to return. But looking around suggests otherwise.

James Keating
James Keating
Welcoming the Stranger—Without Losing Our Way

Jan 5, 2026

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14 min read

Welcoming the Stranger—Without Losing Our Way

There is a growing gulf between Catholic pastoral guidance on immigration and the Trump administration’s deportation tactics. How can we find a balance between the bishops’ idealism and Trump’s realism?

James Keating
James Keating
Why Newman? Why Now?

Dec 15, 2025

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13 min read

Why Newman? Why Now?

St. John Henry Newman was named a Doctor of Church last month. How did this prelate, whose wider acceptance was never assured, become the most influential theologian of the Vatican II era?

James Keating
James Keating
Introducing The Fourth Watch

Dec 1, 2025

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7 min read

Introducing The Fourth Watch

Despite declining literacy skills, I've never met a generation of students more invested in the big questions.

James Keating
James Keating

The Fourth Watch

The Fourth Watch refers to the stretch between 3 and 6 am when the night is darkest and dawn, while soon to break in, is most in doubt.

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