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## Robert G. Christian III

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Robert G. Christian III is the co-founder and editor of Millennial and a Ph.D. candidate in politics at the Catholic University of America.

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## [What is a Man? Redefining Male Success](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/04/11/what-is-a-man-redefining-male-success)

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In all honesty, I do not spend a lot of time thinking about how I measure up to masculine ideals of what it means to be a “real man.” I view myself primarily through the prism of my personhood—my status as a unique child of God who is made in the image of God with all the gifts and responsibilities that this entails. While there are differences between men and women, the commonalities far exceed t...

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## [Catholic Feminism](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/02/09/catholic-feminism-2)

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For some Catholics, feminism is the other f-word. It is seen as an ideology that is antithetical to the core values of the Catholic faith. Certainly among those who are more traditional, there are a myriad of reasons for this aversion, including a commitment to traditional gender roles and a general skepticism toward egalitarianism. But even among progressives, there is sometimes discomfort with t...

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