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This Insights eNewsletter was sent to subscribers on February 16, 2024.

eNewsletter Subject: Chastity and integrity

We pray your Lent is getting off to a good start!

We all know the Ash Wednesday phenomenon: non-practicing Catholics flock back to the churches every year to get their ashes. People often dismiss this as superficial, but Phil Lawler suggests that perhaps there is an attraction there that should lead the Church to lean into the more sobering aspects of our faith.

Phil also comments on the increasingly pervasive phenomenon of media malpractice – actually, the very purpose of journalism seems to have shifted, even in theory, let alone in practice. I recently heard it said that the youngest generation of journalists sees “objectivity” as something akin to white supremacy!

Have you ever wondered just why the miraculous tilma image given by Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego, and the flowers that spilled out of the tilma, were so effective in bringing about mass conversions in Mexico and South America? Dr. Jeff Mirus reviews a new book that evidences a Providential preparation for the Gospel through ancient poetry and prophecies about a heavenly “Flower World” in Pan-Mesoamerican cultures.

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