A Reflection for Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter, by Edward Desciak
Edward Desciak
Edward Desciak is an O'Hare Fellow at America Media.
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Clavicular and Catholicism: The anxious, aesthetic faith of the new religious right
A new Vatican document provides a convincing critique of the new, terminally online segments of the religious right.
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Does just war theory justify the Iran war? Catholic voices debate
At Regis High School’s inaugural Deo et Patriae Dialogue, alumni Phil Klay and Father Gerald Murray advanced opposing positions on what Catholic social teaching tells us about the war in Iran.
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Jesus’ takedown of whataboutism
A Reflection for Monday of Holy Week, by Edward Desciak
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The Trump administration treats war like a video game
Crude memes about attacking Iran hint at a deeper connection between video games and the desensitizing features of modern warfare.
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March Madness: Your definitive guide to the 2026 Catholic teams
America’s eminent sports editors bring you the definitive Catholic preview for 2026’s Big Dance.
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Bishop Seitz urges ICE agents not to follow illegal deportation orders
In a pastoral letter on March 15, Bishop Mark Seitz urged immigration enforcement agents not to follow illegal orders and denounced the “grave moral evil” of the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
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Cardinals McElroy and Cupich denounce Iran war: ‘War now has become a spectator sport.’
“A real war with real death and real suffering being treated like it’s a video game—it’s sickening,” Cardinal Blase Cupich said.
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‘Be like Mike,’ or be like Christ?
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent, by Edward Desciak
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Catholic leaders enter Chicago-area ICE facility on Ash Wednesday after months of denied access
“It was a very good beginning,” Father Fossá said. “There was no tension. We felt welcomed. So if this continues, I think we could establish a ministry that will be very beneficial to the families.”