As this year ends, it is crucial that we not shut the door—holy or otherwise—on the needs of those around us.
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Posted inCurrent Comment, Faith
Why Pope Francis updated the beatitudes
Blessed are those who look into the eyes of the abandoned and marginalized and show them their closeness.
Posted inCurrent Comment, Politics & Society
Obama offers a welcome opportunity for de-escalation in Dakota pipeline stand-off
Americans might be forgiven if they thought they had put the great pipeline wars behind them with the abandonment of the giant Keystone XL.
Posted inCurrent Comment, Politics & Society
Pregnancy centers should be able to operate without government interference.
What does it mean, as a medical provider, to participate in a procedure that you find morally objectionable?
Posted inEditorials, Español
¿Cómo puede la Iglesia servir a la comunidad hispana en un mundo que cambia rápidamente?
Los hispanos constituyen un 70 por ciento del crecimiento de la Iglesia en los últimos 50 años.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
How Alcoholics Anonymous is Connecting People to God
In this week’s podcast Bill McGarvey speaks to Tim Reidy and Kevin Clarke about how Alcoholics Anonymous is connecting people to God outside of the church. For Bill McGarvey, many of the most grounded and spiritually open people he knows are members of A.A. In an age where fewer people are willing to affiliate with institutional […]
Posted inEditorials, Faith
What the church should do about Putin and Duterte
What can a nation or church do when its leaders mislead? Some political leaders take the “strong man” approach, using violence to win popular support and to distract from domestic problems.
Posted inCurrent Comment, Politics & Society
Free (Hate) Speech on Facebook
It is surprising to see Mark Zuckerberg employ a moral defense of free speech.
Posted inCurrent Comment, Politics & Society
Renewable energy: Ready for primetime?
The construction of an oil pipeline under a river that supplies drinking water to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe has created a 19th-century-style showdown over territorial lands and treaty rights.
Posted inCurrent Comment, Politics & Society
Louisiana’s spiteful marriage law is good for nothing but stigmatizing refugees
“We don’t want terrorists obtaining green cards and citizenship through marriage.”