Claiming to be a tech company should not provide blanket absolution from responsibility.
In All Things
Posted inArts & Culture, In All Things
The Cubs are finally champions. Now what do I do?
The Cubs not winning was a lot like mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese—comfortable and cozy.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
On grieving the loss of a spouse
Finding faith after an unexpected death.
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Tuning out technology to tune into God
My mind echoes a chant: Don’t look at your phone. Whatever you do, don’t look at your phone. I am sitting on a bench in New York’s Upper East Side. Parents push strollers along the narrow sidewalk, their hands busy scrolling through the feed of a smartphone. A woman jogs through the falling multi-colored leaves. […]
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Religion, ecology and our planetary future
No religious community can exempt itself from responsibility for the earth.
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Pro-life millennial women speak out
Can you be pro-life and a feminist? What about a pro-life socialist?
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Catholic schools can keep out teacher unions. That doesn’t mean they should.
If a bishop or school system decides to bust the union, teachers have few tools at their disposal to resist.
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‘What Pope Francis Really Said’: Q&A with author Tom Hoopes
‘We have a pope who is casual, imprecise and a fan of hyperbole. That is a new, hard thing.’
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These are the journalists who died reporting the news you didn’t read
Where we choose to click and what we choose to read matters. Collecting these stories cost some people their lives. Why not honor that sacrifice?
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What really happens in confession?
As a Catholic priest, you can count on people to be curious about two things in your life: celibacy and confessions.