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Patrick Neve is a writer and the host of The Crunch Podcast. He is based in Pittsburgh and is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville.

 

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The modern parish is a lot like a factory farm. Laypeople can change that.

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We laypeople are failing in our mission. We have outsourced evangelization to a few paid members of staff and a collective of volunteers.

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Down with credit cards. Up the minimum wage.

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Credit cards make it easy to ignore the reality of how much things cost and how little money most people actually have. This is no accident.

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Dear Catholics: Stop obsessing over the White House and focus on local politics

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Many Catholic voters feel unrepresented in national politics, but Patrick Neve says to take heart: Local government can address problems more swiftly and effectively.

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