Smith was a man who believed that faith in God was not incompatible with faith in the people.
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Election 2016: What would Alexander Hamilton do?
Hamilton was a New Yorker, a lawyer like Hillary Clinton and a business investor like Donald Trump.
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Is there a ‘Trump effect’ on public morality?
U.S. voters—especially evangelicals—appear to have vanquished their inner Puritan and are now far more accepting of sinning politicians.
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If you’re reading this, you can take the Spiritual Exercises—online
We tell people making the online retreat for the first time to “Trust God. Trust yourself. And, trust this process.”
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How to protest like a Catholic Worker
What you’re against—war, consumerism, global warming—is only half of the equation.
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New Jesuit General: “Not Only the Improbable, but the Impossible”
Father Arturo Sosa stressed his reflections on the mission of the Society of Jesus in his first homily.
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Jesuits Elect Arturo Sosa, SJ, as New Superior General
Father Sosa is “man of great faith, a real leader, because he has a vision coming from a strong sense of the history of the Society.”
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Creating a safe space for Honduran teens
Lorena was 12 years old when her mother went to Spain in search of work. A week later, she began taking cocaine.
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What does it mean to be a Catholic mother today?
Jennifer Fulwiler is a lay Catholic writer, speaker and host of a daily radio show on SiriusXM’s “The Catholic Channel.”
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The Gospel of the 10 lepers seen through Catholic (and Hindu) eyes
I have been deeply influenced by Hinduism in preparing my homilies, but I have almost never mentioning Hinduism from the pulpit.