Assisted dying has been legalized in many nations across the Western world, as choosing how to end one’s life has come to be seen by many as the final frontier of individual rights.
Edward Desciak
Edward Desciak is an O'Hare Fellow at America Media.
Posted inScripture Reflections
A lesson from St. Francis Xavier: We can’t guide others to Christ unless we orient ourselves to him
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, Priest, by Edward Desciak
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Catholic food pantries adjust Thanksgiving deliveries to ICE deportation realities
As Thanksgiving and Christmas approach and ICE deportation efforts continue, Catholic parish food pantries are adapting to make sure immigrant community members have all they need to celebrate the holidays when they are afraid to leave their homes.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
The ‘Lone Ranger’ Jesuit up for sainthood: Pre-Vatican II Catholic or radical in a Roman collar?
“Rick Thomas isn’t an easy man to get a handle on. Was he an old-fashioned pre-Vatican II Catholic or a radical, a barrio politician in a Roman collar or a supernaturalist fanatic, a slave-driver or a clown?”
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North Carolina’s Catholic response to the ICE immigration crackdown
As an ICE campaign continues in Charlotte, local Catholic parishes respond and mass attendance plummets.
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Inside a public witness and prayer for immigrants at a New York City courthouse
The procession lasted more than 90 minutes as temperatures dropped and hail gave way to bursts of freezing rain. Marchers, bundled in scarves and gloves, pressed on, walking past security officers who observed in silence from behind metal barricades.
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Bridging the gap between Christians
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr, by Edward Desciak
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Catholics around the nation take a stand against Trump mass deportation policy
Following the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Catholics around the country have been organizing prayerful demonstrations for immigration justice.
Posted inCulture, New Media
A rich influencer told his fans to stop giving him money and to donate to charity instead. What can we learn from him?
On the same day Pope Leo’s exhortation on caring for the poor was released, a content creator at the center of internet culture provided an unwitting example of the pope’s desired shift.
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Caribbean bishops raise concern over Trump’s military buildup in the region
“The presence of warships and the disruption of marine livelihoods within our Caribbean waters represent real and immediate threats to regional stability and to the welfare of our nations,” the region’s bishops said.