America’s greatness has never rested in her military strength or economic prosperity alone. It has rested in her willingness—even after failure—to strive toward justice, virtue, and the dignity of every human person. Lisa Wheeler has more.

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America at 250: The Last, Best Hope

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Lisa Wheeler is the founder and president of Carmel Communications, a premier PR and marketing agency working at the intersection of faith, entertainment, and culture. Representing films, television, talent, and media brands globally, she is widely recognized for helping bridge the gap between the sacred and the secular in modern storytellin

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When Fr. Matt DeGance tells engaged couples they should refrain from having sex during the six-month waiting period before their wedding — even for those living together — there’s a palpable tension in the silence. Even among couples who seek to be married in the church, the concept of abstaining from sex is countercultural. But research shows that, once again, the Church’s teachings lead to stronger marriages. Fr. Matt joins us with more.

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Chastity before marriage? No cohabitation? Data says couples who skip both may have stronger unions

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Fr Matt DeGance is the pastor of St Helen Catholic Church in Vero Beach, Florida

A new six-year report has challenged the widespread belief that the Boko Haram terrorist organization and its affiliates are responsible for the majority of civilian killings in Nigeria. The report instead finds that Fulani ethnic militia have killed far more than the other groups combined. Ed Clancy has more.

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Report: Fulani militia overtake Boko Haram as Nigeria’s deadliest terror group

Aid to the Church in Need

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Edward Clancy is the outreach director of Aid to the Church in Need-USA

Today’s Gospel tells us of two dramatic healings. Jesus heals a sick woman simply by virtue of her touching his cloak, and then He raises the daughter of Jairus. Marcus reflects on the covenantal theme of the readings.

The founding of the United States was the greatest political experiment in history. The Founding Fathers stood on the shoulders of the geniuses that came before them, drawing on the wisdom of philosophers, historians, political thinkers and theologians to create the framework of the nation. Dylan Pahman joins us looking at the Christian roots of American liberty.

Further Reading

The Christian Roots of American Liberty

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Dylan Pahman, Ph.D., is a research fellow at the Acton Institute and founder and president of the St. Nicholas Cabasilas Institute. He is author of The Kingdom of God and the Common Good and Foundations of a Free & Virtuous Society. With John Pinheiro, he is also coeditor of The Christian Roots of American Liberty, a sourcebook charting the prehistory of American founding principles through the ancient, medieval, and early modern worlds.

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus promises that we will find rest in Him, for His yoke is easy and His burden is light. We unpack the Sunday readings with Rob Corzine.

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Rob Corzine is the vice president of programs for the St Paul Center for Biblical Theology.

As Americans celebrate the 250th birthday of the nation, we should take heed – for historians have observed many great civilizations begin to decline about two and a half centuries after their rise to power. Marcus reflects on how we can celebrate the nation’s birthday and have hope for its future.

Most American children barely touch the Constitution in school―and when they do, they get little more than a checklist of dates and names. Yet our freedom depends on understanding this remarkable document. Tara Ross has written two new books about the American founding and the Constitution that explain these amazing events at a level kids can understand, but with an extraordinary level of detail. She joins us.

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We Created a Country: The Story of Our Constitution

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Tara Ross is the author of We Created a Country: The Story of Our Constitution and We Fought for Freedom: The Story of Our American Revolution she is a retired lawyer and a former Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Review of Law & Politics. She obtained her B.A. from Rice University and her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. She resides in Dallas with her husband and children.

The American experiment was, at its root, a bold political covenant—a sacred pledge under God, in view of posterity, that a free people, guided by divine law, could govern themselves according to justice and truth. Marcus has more in this commentary.

Further Reading

Covenant and Constitution: The Covenantal Worldview of the Founding Fathers

How should we think about the American Revolution on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence? The American revolutionaries themselves can help us answer this question. Christopher Flannery joins us.

Further Reading

How to Think About the American Revolution

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Christopher Flannery is a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, a contributing editor of the Claremont Review of Books, and a professor emeritus of the Honors College at Azusa Pacific University, where he taught for more than 30 years.