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The Remnant Books for Christmas

Alongside the editing and publishing of the Catholic newspaper The Remnant, which has taken on as its main mission the presentation and defense of Christian Tradition, Michael J. Matt and his team constantly offer books of certain value. Without any doubt, every reader of the newspaper will enjoy reading these remarkable works. At the same time, since the Holy Christmas Feast is approaching, any of these books – or all of them together – can be a wonderful gift.

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The Mysteries of the Bible: Tower of Babel and the Confusion of Languages

The origin of nations and peoples is inseparably linked to the confusion of languages (confusio linguarum) at the Tower of Babel. Both events represent, simultaneously, God’s punishment for hybris and the divine solution to humanity’s tendency to unite in gigantic works and actions committed against God. They are the means by which Holy Providence decided to limit the working of evil in the world.

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The Problem with Crude Language

Crude language has become common in everyday life. It really bothers me. People use it in movies, music, and online posts, and many think it makes them sound bold or honest. But using crude language has real drawbacks. It weakens communication, reduces respect, and lowers the quality of our speech and thought.

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The Anti-Wealth Manifesto

  Twenty-four years after 9/11, New York City elected a 34-year-old whose biography reads like a Marxist coming-of-age novel with a Brooklyn rewrite. Zohran Mamdani,

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Is Mary Co-Redemptrix? The Whole Doctrine Explained

On November 4, 2025, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published a doctrinal Note in which it stated that the use of the traditional Marian title of Co-Redemptrix would be not only unnecessary, but even harmful. In the same document, however, the doctrine contained in that title is at the same time reaffirmed—though not always with precision. This article seeks to clarify the traditional meaning of this truth of faith, which for centuries has accompanied the Christian people in their sensus fidei.

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