Mr. Byrne, best known as the dynamic frontman of the 1980s art-rock outfit Talking Heads, is a kind of besuited Renaissance man.
Ryan Di Corpo
Ryan Di Corpo previously served as the managing editor of Outreach and was also a former Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., Fellow at America.
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Marco Rubio promotes ‘common-good capitalism’ at Catholic University
The quest for profit goes too far, he said, when businesses desert the workers and communities that made them profitable in the first place simply to make goods more cheaply in other countries.
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Georgetown reparations plan for slaves sold by university draws criticism from students
Georgetown announced it would commit to raising around $400,000 a year to create a fund for reparations to the descendants of 272 slaves sold by the college in the pre-Civil War era.
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The Plowshares activists are on trial for anti-nuclear protest. Theologians say the Gospel’s on their side.
On April 4, 2018, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., seven Plowshares activists illegally entered the naval submarine base in Kings Bay, Ga., staining the property with their blood and placing crime scene tape around the base. Now they are facing up to 25 years in prison.
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Review: A brief life of John Henry Newman
In all, Father Collins understands Newman not as “a stainless saint,” but as a dutiful friend and a multifaceted defender of the Catholic faith.
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U.N. Panel: Violence based on religious grounds must end.
The European Union and representatives from seven countries denounced the worldwide persecution of Christians on Sept. 27 at the United Nations.
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Nine decades ago, pacifism was called un-American. Are attitudes different today?
We may celebrate nonviolent leaders, but Americans have long been skeptical of pacifism, writes Ryan Di Corpo. The case of peace activist Rosika Schwimmer, denied citizenship in 1929, still echoes today.
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Is there a future for pro-life Democrats?
Top Democrats have made clear their support for abortion access, while pro-life Democrats continue to fade from Washington.