Episode VI: Why Catherine Now? From Admiration to Imitation
Why Catherine Now? We did not come this far to collect a saint. Catherine is easy to admire at a distance. We…
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Now Go Vote
Election Day is November 3 Tomorrow the line is the Election Day line. In Texas the polls open at seven and close…
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Safe Voting
Texas early voting ends October 30. Friday is the last day of early voting in Texas.¹ If you have not yet cast…
Read the essayEpisode V: Enter The Dialogue Catherine Becomes Our Teacher
I loved Catherine before I loved The Dialogue. That is not unusual. You can know a saint’s story and still not know…
Watch the episodeEpisode IV: Truth Without Leaving Catherine and a Church in Crisis
Karen’s Voice Union with Christ did not turn Catherine inward forever. It sent her toward a Church in trouble. For most of…
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Don’t Let Them Take Your Future from You
A word with younger adults while early voting is still open If you are raising small children in these years, you already…
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Four Catholic podcast series engaging timeless questions and the challenges of our present moment. Select a series to visit its page, where the latest episodes are free to watch on demand.
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Garden of Graces
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Miracle Micah
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Fr. Kloster's Wise Words
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Karen Early
Karen Early is a Catholic writer and educator with backgrounds in engineering and theology. She is the founder of Fides et Ratio, a platform devoted to thoughtful engagement with faith, culture, and the interior life.
Drawing from tradition, lived experience, and contemporary questions, her work seeks to foster clarity, charity, and intellectual honesty in the modern world.