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From DOJ Lawyer to Dominican Friar: 13 Hot Takes on Faith and Dating With Father Legge

Dominican Father Dominic Legge serves as president of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.
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Dominican Father Dominic Legge serves as president of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.
After a high-powered legal career and dreams about marrying his girlfriend at the time, Father Dominic Legge’s vocation story all started with complete surrender to the will of God.

Midterm Abortion Defeats Leave Pro-Life Movement Weighing Its Next Steps

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A "Vote Here" sign is displayed outside of a polling location at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Election Day in Arlington, Virginia, November 3, 2026.
Defeats in Virginia, Nevada and Missouri have renewed questions about voter persuasion and the movement’s efforts to build a culture of life.

Colorado’s Unconstitutional Attack on Families

St. Mary Catholic Virtue Preschool in Littleton, Colorado.
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St. Mary Catholic Virtue Preschool in Littleton, Colorado.
COMMENTARY: Catholic families have particularly felt the sting of the state’s unjust discrimination.

Pope Leo XIV Warns of the Dangers an Unjust Economy Poses to World Peace

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims on a cool autumn morning at his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Nov. 4, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims on a cool autumn morning at his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Nov. 4, 2026.
The pontiff highlighted the continuing relevance of the Church’s calls to “commit to eliminating discrimination against the most vulnerable social groups and migrants.”

Hidden for a Century, the Habsburg Jewels Finally Reveal Their Secret

Carl Pietzner, “Archduke Karl of Austria and Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma,” July 12, 1911
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Carl Pietzner, “Archduke Karl of Austria and Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma,” July 12, 1911
COMMENTARY: The Habsburg family’s bequest to Quebec symbolizes a remarkable trust in God’s Providence across the oceans and through decades of exile.