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.

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Why is Ad Orientem worship so controversial?

Jared Staudt - January 26, 2023

Until the 1960s, Catholics worshipped ad orientem, with priest and congregation facing the East during Mass. Originally Christians celebrated Mass before daybreak Sunday morning...

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Making a New Start: Cardinal Sarah on the Spiritual Life

Jared Staudt - January 12, 2023

It would be easy to start 2023 with a healthy dose of cynicism. As we start the new year, Christmas lays out to the...

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Benedict XVI Was a ‘Cooperator of the Truth’ and a Truly Great Man

Jared Staudt - January 6, 2023

I first met Joseph Ratzinger when I was 15 years old. No, not in person, but I was given The Ratzinger Report by my pastor, Father...

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Be Free, Live Differently: A New Year’s Resolution for Men

Jared Staudt - December 22, 2022

We count our years from the birth of Christ, and Christmas begins the year of the Lord 2023. The secular practice of making a...

Apostolic Mindset

In the footsteps of the Holy Family: A pilgrimage through the virtues

Jared Staudt - December 8, 2022

God has given us a portrait of the virtues in the life of the Holy Family. Unlike a static, cracked ancient stone, we find...

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The battle for religious freedom: conviction points the way forward

Jared Staudt - November 24, 2022

Catholics are not winning any popularity contests. Not only do we still face fallout from the abuse crisis, we also now regularly hear accusations...

Eucharistic Revival

Bread and Wine: What we bring to the Mass and how it changes us

Jared Staudt - November 10, 2022

The Eucharist is a great work of cooperation. We supply the matter — the bread and wine, which is not simply natural material, but...

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Consuming true medicine: Why Catholics should oppose legalizing marijuana

Jared Staudt - October 27, 2022

Within this multiyear Eucharistic Revival, we should not only foster devotion to the sacrament we recognize as the source and summit of our faith,...

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Two Cities: How Catholics ought to approach politics

Jared Staudt - October 13, 2022

Due its divisiveness, it can be tempting to avoid the topic of politics altogether within the Church and instead focus on the seemingly less...

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The Essential Augustine

Jared Staudt - September 22, 2022

On the 28th of August, we celebrated the feast day of the great St. Augustine, the anniversary of the day he died in the...

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