Bleachbit creator questions loss of texts
NSA has the 'missing texts' as well as others. The texts will surface. Canaries will sing. “Don Vilfer, a former supervisory special agent…
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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.
Jordan Peterson, Auto-immune Disease & Diet
I was watching Jordan Peterson in conjunction with my philosophical and theological pursuits. During his lecture, Peterson talked about how both he…
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Citizen Journalism
"The old, dinosaur establishment media is no longer the arbiters of truth for the masses of people in our country. They’re no…
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Positivism & Philosophical Illiteracy
“We’ve become steeped in a culture in which only the data matter, and that makes us, in some ways, philosophically illiterate,” Georgetown…
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"No American — whether a nun, nurse, baker, or business owner — should be forced to choose between the tenets of faith…
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Facebook Faux Pax
The desire to evangelize and to share what the Lord has done in my life is a noble mission. “You should write…
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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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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.