Robert A. Orsi is a professor of religious studies and history and the Grace Craddock Nagle Chair in Catholic Studies at Northwestern University. He is the author of a new book, History and Presence. In the book, Orsi challenges modern conceptions of the presence of the transcendent in our lives, beginning with the metaphysical Eucharistic debates of […]
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Social justice includes being pro-life: Why Tim Kaine should defend the Hyde Amendment
What is at stake is a significant increase in the already distressingly high number of abortions.
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American Jesuits and the Global Church
John T. McGreevy is dean of the College of Arts and Letters and professor of history at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of a new book, American Jesuits and the World: How an Embattled Religious Order Made Modern Catholicism Global. The book explores the journey of the Jesuits as a religious group […]
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Why Venezuela’s president needs to swallow nationalist pride and accept humanitarian aid
Conditions in Venezuela appear to be reaching a complete breakdown.
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Why San Francisco officials are wrong to pass the buck to voters
Residents of San Francisco will need to budget plenty of time for voting this fall.
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Athletes aren’t the only winners and losers of Brazil’s Olympic games
The pressure to “clean up” the city for its moment in the global spotlight may lead to further victimization.
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VIDEO | Young Catholics gather in Poland for MAGIS 2016
Over 1,600 young people from 50 different countries are gathering in Lodz, Poland, for MAGIS 2016.
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‘Crisis Architecture’ May Be Next Step to Fight Terrorism
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and adjunct assistant professor in Georgetown University’s security studies program, tells America magazine Chief Correspondent that tougher security measures, restrictions on immigration and a deeper consideration of 'crisis architecture' may be the lasting impact of truck attack in Nice, France. NOTE: Due to […]
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Healing the wounds of racism begins with crossing the street.
To love one’s neighbors is to seek to understand their experience.
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Significance of the Great and Holy Orthodox Council
During the week of June 19, the leaders of the self-governing Orthodox churches worldwide gathered on the island of Crete for the first global Council of the Orthodox Church in more than 1,000 years. Dr. Paul Gavrilyuk, who attended as an external correspondent for the Press Office of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, joins Tim Reidy and Kerry […]