More “The Breakfast Club” than “Bridesmaids,” “Table 19” is sweet, fun and poignant.
Teresa Donnellan
Teresa Donnellan is an O'Hare Fellow at America.
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The Vague Christianity of Folk Rock
Mumford and Sons, The Head and the Heart, Hozier and other artists use Christian language in their secular songs. Should Christians care?
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Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life tackles “a truly pro-life politics”
“Part of who we are is trying to be political without being partisan; principled but not ideological,” said moderator John Carr.
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From goth kid to nun, a young woman returns home in “Little Sister”
“Little Sister” tells the story of Colleen, a young woman religious returning home after joining the Sisters of Mercy.
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550 attend Mass outside White House in solidarity with refugees
“All are welcome in this place,” a crowd of people sang in Lafayette Square outside of the White House this afternoon.
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Marchers in Washington challenge the definition of pro-life
“The dynamic has changed,” said Serrin Foster. “People can’t force us into a box anymore.”
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Prayers for life surround the March for Life
Cardinal Dolan: “We come together this sacred evening in a church we claim as a sanctuary…to reclaim the belief that a mother’s womb is the primal sanctuary, where a helpless, innocent, fragile, tiny baby must be safe, secure, nurtured and protected.”
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Pro-life student groups pack the Jesuit Mass for Life
The Mass attracted pro-life student groups from across the nation who are in Washington for the March for Life.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Pro-life groups joined the Women’s March despite its pro-choice platform
Several Catholic groups attended the march despite their disappointment with its overtly pro-choice platform.
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Catholic sisters join the Women’s March on Washington
Women religious champion social justice issues at the Women’s March on Washington.