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Jared Staudt

R. Jared Staudt, PhD, is a husband and father of six, Director of Content for Exodus 90, a Benedictine oblate, prolific writer, and insatiable reader.

Good and Bad Sinicization: The Future of the Church in China

Each generation must fight the battle anew. After watching the Berlin Wall fall in 1989, it seemed like Communism was on its heels. Today,...

The Power of Images in an Iconoclast Culture

“You were without hope in the world.” This is how Paul describes the Ephesian Christians before their conversion, stuck in the darkness of sin...

Hurricane Helene: Subsidiarity and Solidarity in Action

Winds of about 30 miles an hour, I read, checking the weather the evening of September 26th. The next morning, after a calm hour...

The Real Goal: Human Dignity, Local Community and the Common Good

“It’s the economy, stupid.” That’s what we’ve heard really matters in our elections. Economic growth and the consequent effects on our standard of living. It’s...

Classical or Catholic? A Sacramental Approach to Education

Classical education has exploded in the last ten years, and for good reason. Education has descended into a utilitarian pursuit, though an ineffective one...

Make Everything a Sacrifice to Sanctify the World

“Make everything you can a sacrifice.” - The Angel of Portugal to the three Fatima children Sacrifice stands before us as the hidden key to life....

The Eucharist and the Mission of the Laity: The Case of Extraordinary Ministers

After writing about mission and the call to holiness, I was asked to answer this question: “How did extraordinary ministers of holy communion become...

The Power of Silence and the Problem of Sound in Adoration

“The most powerful experience at the National Eucharistic Congress was the Adoration, Father. Tens of thousands of people all turned intently toward the Lord...

What the Universal Call to Holiness Entails

Why aren’t we holy? God, in fact, wills that we become holy: “For this is the will of God, your sanctification” (1 Thes 4:3)....

St. Benedict and his medal: Defense against demonic attacks

Temptations in a fallen city, memories of a beautiful woman, a poisoned chalice, the attacks of an envious priest, curses from a pagan priest,...

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