Why all Catholics need to stand up to big-pharma’s price gouging
To follow Jesus, Catholics must tend to the poor and sick.
Of Many Things
Did you know the Jesuits were founded in a dorm room? Here’s what that says about the election.
It might interest you to know that the Society of Jesus really began in a college dorm room in September 1529.
Letters
Dear Editors: Getting to know Muslims is part of my responsibility as a Catholic
All Are Worthy of LoveRe “A Hispanic Moment?” (Editorial 10/17): Engaging diversity and social justice in our society is a moral and ethical obligation, especially if one aligns oneself with Christ's teachings. “Othering” people is a basic tenet of racism and xenophobia&m
Editorials
How should the church respond when gay employees get married?
How can the church continue to sustain its ministries while bearing witness to the timeless truths of its teaching when its own employees do not accept them all?
Faith in Focus
I never imagined I would end up in prison, but I wanted to learn
We are inclined to label “wolves,” who are so often the world’s most vulnerable and marginalized.
Books
Why we need Catholics telling stories in every possible way
So what defines a Catholic novel? I am still struggling with that question. But I know that that which asks most of us is most worthy of us.
The US plan for Iraq killed thousands—and created ISIS. What does that mean for Syria?
Trying to impose the will of the United States on Iraq (and now Syria) took a deadly toll, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians, destroying much of modern and ancient Iraq, sending into exile millions of refugees—and created ISIS.
From stenographer to author to icon: Jane Jacobs’ tremendous career and legacy
As one reviewer observed, “She began by writing about sidewalks and finished with an account of Western civilization itself.”
Are religion and spirituality separate realities?
Seekers of spirituality and meaning exist everywhere, in and out of religion, and Haight wishes to reach them.
Television
Heaven is a place for self-improvement in a new NBC comedy
The afterlife. For as long as we have been around, we have fashioned stories about how you get there, who lives there and what happens when you arrive.
The Word
Why people are so attracted to apocalyptic biblical narratives
“For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us” (2 Thes 3:7)
Current Comment
The Holy See should not abandon Taipei, even for better relations with Beijing.
Despite its functional independence, Taiwan is still regarded in Beijing as a renegade province.
How the heir apparent of white nationalism left the movement
Derek Black was royalty among U.S. white nationalists.
The U.S. torture program has ended. But for its victims, the trauma continues.
The United States strives to both honor and assist our wounded veterans; but how do we treat our enemies?
Faith
Did you know the Jesuits were founded in a dorm room? Here’s what that says about the election.
It might interest you to know that the Society of Jesus really began in a college dorm room in September 1529.
Discerning a New Role
“Well, she read in the newspaper that you pick up after yourself and you cook your own food and wash your own clothes,” Archbishop Tobin recalled telling him. “She’s had it up to here with the sort of monarchic church!”The future pope laughed, and the remarks apparently
Are religion and spirituality separate realities?
Seekers of spirituality and meaning exist everywhere, in and out of religion, and Haight wishes to reach them.
Why people are so attracted to apocalyptic biblical narratives
“For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us” (2 Thes 3:7)
Francis promotes dialogue rather confrontation in his picks for three American cardinals
Sometimes Pope Francis’ actions are even more eloquent than his words.
How should the church respond when gay employees get married?
How can the church continue to sustain its ministries while bearing witness to the timeless truths of its teaching when its own employees do not accept them all?
The Holy See should not abandon Taipei, even for better relations with Beijing.
Despite its functional independence, Taiwan is still regarded in Beijing as a renegade province.
How the psalms can guide us through the storms of our lives
The G-d who unleashes such overwhelming destruction is the very same G-d who can give us strength to endure it.
Magazine
Dear Editors: Getting to know Muslims is part of my responsibility as a Catholic
All Are Worthy of LoveRe “A Hispanic Moment?” (Editorial 10/17): Engaging diversity and social justice in our society is a moral and ethical obligation, especially if one aligns oneself with Christ's teachings. “Othering” people is a basic tenet of racism and xenophobia&m
Of Other Things
Why your digital life really isn’t that exciting.
In a midtown subway station four silent women, bent over their smartphones, texted or read while an unconscious ragged man sprawled helpless at their feet. I checked to see if he was dead.
Signs Of the Times
Continue Cease-Fire
Colombia’s Catholic bishops urged the government and armed rebels to commit to an indefinite cease-fire while a new peace deal is negotiated after voters rejected an agreement that would have formally ended the Western Hemisphere’s longest-running war. Following a meeting on Oct. 13-14,
News Briefs
The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Oct. 14 that the death penalty cannot be imposed unless the jury is unanimous in the decision, aligning Florida with sentencing standards in most other states. • As Catholics and Lutherans mark the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation o
Nineveh Christians Await Outcome Of Mosul Offensive Against ISIS
More than 100,000 Christians from the area had already left. The archbishop of Mosul begged the remainder to flee, too.“They [Kurdish fighters] left us alone, and we were few in number with no weapons, and we could do nothing to face the Islamic State,” said Banni. “We ran.”A
Discerning a New Role
“Well, she read in the newspaper that you pick up after yourself and you cook your own food and wash your own clothes,” Archbishop Tobin recalled telling him. “She’s had it up to here with the sort of monarchic church!”The future pope laughed, and the remarks apparently
Typhoon Haima hammers Philippines
Heavy damage was reported to homes and farmland in the northern Philippines on Oct. 20 after the strongest storm in three years struck overnight. Typhoon Haima barreled into northern Cagayan and Isabella provinces, ripping the roofs off homes and flattening crops. By late Oct. 21, 13 people had been
Canada bishops deplore refugee delays
The president of the Canadian bishops’ conference has written a frank letter to Canada’s federal immigration minister urging immediate government action to unclog delays in processing refugee applicants. Bishop Douglas Crosby, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, wro
Black Lives Matter in Canada, too
In a country known for maple-syrupy trivialities and over-politeness, the idea that the U.S.-based campaign against police brutality could secure or even need a national foothold may come as a surprise.
Vatican Dispatch
Francis promotes dialogue rather confrontation in his picks for three American cardinals
Sometimes Pope Francis’ actions are even more eloquent than his words.
Washington Front
Does your Catholic faith shape your politics, or is it the other way around?
We need more faithful Catholics running for office and more outreach to Catholic voters.
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