Merry Christmas, listeners! This week we are joined by Michael J. O’Loughlin, national correspondent for America, for our last episode of 2017 to discuss some of the top stories on America’s website—which he also happened to write! Our top three news stories were: Pope Francis says give to the homeless, don’t worry about how they spend […]
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Exploring the pervasive appeal of Guadalupe
This week’s guest is Nichole M. Flores, an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia and a contributing writer for America. In celebration of this week’s feast, we spoke to Dr. Flores about her recent article: “Guadalupe’s Legacy: How a 486-year-old vision of Mary in Mexico continues to influence the church.” Dr. […]
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The Editors: The decline of data under Trump is hurting Puerto Rico
Future historians may have no idea how many people perished in one of the worst storms in U.S. history.
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The Editors: The G.O.P. tax plan is deliberately designed to collapse
For poor and lower middle-class taxpayers, the bill will mean regressive tax hikes after a few years.
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How does it feel to go to church when you’re homeless?
This week’s guest is Eve Tushnet, a contributing writer for America. Her latest article is “What it’s like going to church when you’re homeless.” Ms. Tushnet says she was inspired to write the article when she saw a fellow parishioner leave Mass early, then saw him later asking people for money. “He had left so […]
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The beautiful legacy of black Catholicism in the United States
This week’s guest is Mary C. Curtis, an award-winning journalist who is currently a columnist for Roll Call. Her latest article for America is “Catholics of color are keeping the U.S. Catholic Church alive.” Ms. Curtis says “being [a] black Catholic was very natural, it was just my life.” She grew up in Maryland, and […]
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The failure of the Dream Act would be a moral crisis—and a call to action
Catholic leaders have been vocal in their support for the Dream Act. The question is whether strongly worded statements from the U.S. bishops and others will be enough to shake Congress into action.
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Will you be taking part in #GivingTuesday? The founder tells us how it began
This week’s guest is Henry Timms, executive director of the 92nd Street Y and the founder of Giving Tuesday. “We started Giving Tuesday after Black Friday and Cyber Monday,” explains Mr. Timms, “to go from a national conversation about consumption to a national conversation about compassion.” Giving Tuesday kicks off the charitable-giving season and asks […]
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Responding to sexual abuse will take years—and it should
If the tragic revelations of the Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis are any guide, the process of reckoning with problems that have been avoided for decades will itself take decades.
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We need to stop treating Latinos as if they were new to Catholicism
This week’s guest is Hosffman Ospino, an associate professor of Hispanic ministry and religious education at Boston College. His latest piece is “10 ways Hispanics are redefining American Catholicism in the 21st century.” “We tend to think of Hispanics as newcomers,” says Dr. Ospino. Yet, “we need to keep in mind the long history of […]