If you’re 100 percent sure about faith…is it still faith?
Kevin Clarke
Kevin Clarke is America’s chief correspondent and the author of Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out (Liturgical Press).
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Report: Seven killed by Russian tank fire on Catholic aid offices
Two staff members and five others taking shelter at a Caritas office in Mariupol, Ukraine, were killed after the building was destroyed by tank fire.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In shockingly frank deposition, former bishop admits moving alleged abusers from treatment to ministry
Bishop Howard Hubbard admitted that he consistently transferred abusive priests without informing local police, families of abuse victims, or Catholics in parishes where the men were reassigned.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
No one likes taxes. But Jesus sure loves tax collectors.
A Reflection for the Saturday of the Third Week of Lent, by Kevin Clarke
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The outpouring of support for Ukraine is a great thing. Can we show the same compassion for victims of other global crises?
Human suffering crosses all ethnic, racial and political borders. Efforts to alleviate it must do the same.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The Plight of Ukraine’s Women
“As we celebrate the strength of women around the world, we’re also seeing women struggle in such heartbreaking ways, trying to keep their families safe…serving the youngest and most vulnerable.”
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The better way to fast from social media this Lent
In a time when smartphones are rarely more than a hand-reach away, more people are considering a 40-day break from social media as a deeper Lenten sacrifice.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
A Ukrainian Jesuit prepares for an unplanned homecoming
Last week he was a doctoral student at Santa Clara University. This week he is helping to lead a Jesuit humanitarian offensive over the phone. Tomorrow he will be in Poland leading that relief effort in person.
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Two nuns have a message for Catholics angry about their ministry to immigrants: ‘We don’t have any intention of stopping.’
“I’m mystified by any group that would call itself Catholic that is attacking the Catholic Church and its ministry,” Sister Donna Markham, the president and C.E.O. of Catholic Charities USA, said.
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Interview: One year after a coup in Myanmar, Cardinal Bo on the chances for peace
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon assesses the future in Myanmar one year after a coup turned back a decade of democratic progress, calling for dialogue, the end of violence and the release of political prisoners.