Blessed Sacrament 2018 Lenten Mission: featuring Padre Martin Scott
My Dear Family & Friends, I respectfully ask that you consider treating yourself during this holy season of Lent. A Lenten Mission…
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Fides et Ratio (Latin for “Faith and Reason”) offers essays, podcasts, and commentary informed by centuries of Catholic intellectual thought and tradition. This is a place for careful conversation and considered reflection, meant to help both readers and listeners make sense of the world with wisdom rather than noise.
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The newest podcasts, articles, and reflections from Fides et Ratio.
FBI: A failed institution
FBI News: If the FBI was going to arrest you, when and how do you think they would do it? Civilized and…
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Citizen Journalists & FBI
Citizen Journalists News: “Back in 1963, when there was no Internet and no alternative news media to speak of, the three major networks,…
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Fake News: Thank you Google
Fake News: Historical context. Thank you Google & HRC. "Attkisson, who has studied the manipulative moneyed interests behind the media industry, said…
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Political Portraits
Ditto: “I'm happy for the two artists the Obamas chose, because they've made some money and increased their profiles, and it's difficult…
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Nico vs Soros
Oligarch News: Nico vs Soros- 70 K is a lot of $$ for a local election. I like Nico, I vote for him,…
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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
Reflections on beauty, interior life, and the quiet work of grace in daily living.
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Faith & Reason
Conversations engaging theology, culture, and the Catholic intellectual tradition.
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Miracle Micah
Stories of faith, witness, and lived Christian experience.
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Fr. Kloster's Wise Words
Spiritual insights grounded in Scripture and Tradition.
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Theology & Philosophy
Engaging classical theology, metaphysics, and the enduring harmony between faith and reason.
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Culture & Modernity
Examining secular culture, media, education, and the intellectual forces shaping contemporary society.
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Anthropology & Health
Exploring the human person, body and soul, through moral and natural law.
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Church & Public Life
Reflecting on Catholic social teaching, ecclesial authority, and the common good.
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About the Founder
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.