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Sunday Essay: When Identity Becomes Idolatry - What the Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting Reveals About Our Age
The massacre at a Catholic school in Minneapolis wasn’t just another tragedy—it was a revelation of where our culture now stands. And the Church is…
Aug 31, 2025
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Virgil Walker
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May Day
Socialism is a religion. This is its high holy day.
May 1, 2025
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Rod D. Martin
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The Straw Men of Idolatry and Materialism
Talking about bass boats and televisions doesn’t just miss the point, it obscures it.
May 20, 2016
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Rod D. Martin
The Tragic Dumbing-Down of “Idolatry”
Ask an American pastor what “idolatry” is, and you’re likely to get a lecture about bass boats. And that's a problem.
Nov 5, 2015
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Rod D. Martin
How Much Is Enough?
Perhaps the better question is, are there still needs?
Oct 17, 2015
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Rod D. Martin
Wealth, Poverty and Christian Callings
God sanctifies and purposes our vocations. All of them.
Jan 3, 2014
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Rod D. Martin
The Myth of Materialism
It's time to stop slaying this particular straw man. We have bigger problems.
Jun 5, 2011
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Rod D. Martin
May Day
Socialism is a religion. This is its high holy day.
May 1, 2003
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Rod D. Martin
Toward a Christian Culture
The left has demonized the idea. They're wrong.
Jun 1, 2002
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Rod D. Martin
Cultural Sanctification: The Promise (and Limits) of Politics
The Christian activist's job is that of making men free. It is simply one aspect of that greater freedom which is the work of the Church itself.
Aug 16, 2000
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Rod D. Martin
A New War on Poverty
Instead of a "War on Poverty", Democrats gave us a war on the poor. It's time for Republicans to change that.
Jul 13, 1998
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Rod D. Martin
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