Please remember to phrase your responses in the form of a question. For some reason, that’s important. Have a blessed summer!
Matt Malone, S.J.
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Bobby Kennedy’s anniversary is not a moment for mourning but an hour for hope.
As he did for Bobby Kennedy, God calls every one of us out of darkness and into his light.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Is “New Power” changing the way we live and work?
The authors describe “new power” as “like a current of water or electricity: open, participatory and most potent when it surges.”
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Not everything is bad news in public discourse
Hundreds of organizations across the country are doing the hard work of bringing people together for civil debate and thoughtful reflection.
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A simple way to break down social barriers: courtesy titles
Abandoning social customs tends to benefit elites by reinforcing social barriers rather than removing them.
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Who is the cause of society’s polarization? All of us.
Unless we are willing to admit that, then the situation will only get worse.
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“America” is not a synonym for the United States
From its founding, the name of this review has signified a social and political reality that transcends the borders of the United States.
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What’s more dangerous than a dictatorship of relativism? A dictatorship of positivism.
The battles being waged in the public square are not so much about whether ultimate truths exist, but which absolute “truths” will govern public affairs.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
Fear makes life harder. But faith makes freedom possible.
Bernice was smiling because she was free. Her horizon, which was her hope, was not her bed, or the ward, or the hospital—not even this world. Bernice’s eyes were fixed on the hope of heaven.
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Life in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
The late Fred Rogers is currently enjoying something of a post-mortal renaissance.