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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.

The triumph of failure: A tale of two bishops 

“If we achieve great things outside of ourselves, and the achieving of them does not effect any change or development in ourselves, we have...

Listen to St. Thomas More — Be a Teacher

“Employ me,” Richard Rich begs Sir Thomas More in a powerful scene from the film A Man for All Seasons, the 1966 Oscar winner for...

What true development in moral theology looks like 

Faith does not depend upon our own reasonings and feelings. It responds to the revelation of God, which exceeds all of our own capacities....

Rebuilding in the Heartland

It’s amazing what happens in what many people call “flyover” country, where many Catholics quietly are going about the work of rebuilding in the...

Heaven on Earth: Liturgical Wisdom from Eastern Christianity 

It is easy to forget that the Catholic Church is composed of 24 self-governing Churches with distinct liturgical rites. We lose sight of this...

What Does it Mean to Reject Vatican II? 

Pope Francis has repeatedly called attention to what he views as a growing rejection of the Second Vatican Council. Speaking to editors of European...

‘What is truth?’: Catholic responses to pro-choice objections

“What is truth?” (Jn 18:28). Pilate speaks for many today, even as Truth itself stood before him. We as Catholics have accepted a basic...

A Double Persecution: The Witness of Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen 

If the Church is to continue to be Christ’s presence in the world, then part of that mission includes continuing his sacrifice. I recently...

What We Owe God: Recovering the Virtue of Religion

We are not used to thinking about owing anything to God. In many ways, religion has become focused on “me,” going to Church therapeutically...

Christ Crucified in the Modern World: The Priest as Sacrificial Witness

The evils of the 20th century hold a strange fascination. We cannot help but read and reread accounts of totalitarian oppression, such as Elie...

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