My Dominican grandfather was as American as McDonald’s apple pie.
J.D. Long García
J.D. Long García is a senior editor at America and co-author of Clericalism: The Institutional Dimension of the Catholic Sexual Abuse Crisis.
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When forgiveness gets complicated
A Reflection for Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long García
Posted inDispatches
Catholic ministry and AI: the risks, limits and opportunities
For many involved in ministry every day, the question of whether to engage with A.I. has already passed. The question that remains is how.
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New nonpartisan coalition in Fresno offers a model for Catholic organizing in a divided country
Many may be tempted to grow cynical about efforts to improve their communities, but people of faith “choose engagement over indifference, solidarity over isolation, and hope over resignation.”
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How Jesus conquers
A Reflection for Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter, by J.D. Long García
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Latinos are leaving the U.S. Catholic Church in droves. Pope Leo could bring them back.
It is precisely Pope Leo’s ability to speak English, along with his identification with Latin America, that could help the U.S.-born pope stem the exodus of U.S. Latinos from the church.
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What photographing Pope Francis over the years taught me about him—and the Holy Spirit
Are there other human beings like this? People whose mere presence makes smiling irresistible? I felt joy, excitement and somehow at the same time a deep tranquility.
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Why walking on water captured my childhood imagination
A Reflection for Saturday of the Second Week of Easter, by J.D. Long García
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As Trump threatens Cuba, refugees relive their journey to America
With his native country roiled by an oil blockade and reports of aggressive U.S. intervention in the offing, Cuban refugee Felipe Fortun recounted his journey to America—his third attempt to escape the island.
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Watching the reality dating show ‘Love on the Spectrum’ when your child has autism
The show may not capture the entire autism spectrum, but the people who are on the show are more real than anyone else I’ve seen on reality TV.