A Reflection for Friday before Epiphany, by Christopher Parker
Christopher Parker
Christopher Parker is a St. Louis-based journalist and former O'Hare Fellow at America. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Berkshire Eagle, the Smithsonian magazine and Notre Dame magazine. He is currently a reporter and digital editor for The Missourian, a newspaper serving Franklin County, Mo.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic and pro-life groups condemn FDA decision to allow pharmacies to dispense abortion drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will allow retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the United States for the first time, prompting criticism from Catholic and pro-life groups.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Can HBO’s ‘The Peripheral’ live up to the sin, synthetics and satisfaction of ‘Westworld’?
“The Peripheral,” a new original Amazon series, resembles “Westworld” in countless ways. Yet even with solid acting performances and breathtaking visuals, “The Peripheral” failed, just as later seasons of “Westworld” failed, to capture any of the immeasurable power of Nolan’s and Joy’s television debut. Why is that?
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
The top five U.S. Catholic newsmakers of 2022: From an activist nun to a Supreme Court justice
What Catholics made the most news in 2022, and for what? A year-end list with America’s choices.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Bitcoin blessings: Inside the curious world of Catholic crypto enthusiasts
Electronic encryption allows people to keep a list of information secure and untouchable by centralized powers. To some investors and speculators, and apparently to some Catholics, that possibility holds enormous appeal.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
So many voices cry out to us at this time of year. Let’s make sure to listen.
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent, by Christopher Parker
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis gave the U.N. 7 priorities for ending global poverty. Now, Fordham students are evaluating the world’s progress.
Increased rates of malnourishment, greater discrimination against women and widening restrictions on religious freedom have contributed to a higher rate of material and spiritual poverty worldwide.
Posted inFeatures, Magazine
Hours of Need: One nonprofit’s holistic approach to helping incarcerated women and their families
Since 1992, Hour Children has aimed to prepare women during their sentence for re-entry into society and then provide support after it ends.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Remembering Father Quealy: the first Catholic chaplain killed in Vietnam
Father Michael Quealy, the first military chaplain killed in action in Vietnam, was honored on the day of his death in the Reading of the Names ceremony.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
What kind of sheep are you?
A Reflection for Thursday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time, by Christopher Parker