In 1838, Georgetown sold 272 slaves from Jesuit plantations in Maryland—men, women and children—to plantations in Louisiana, often breaking up families in the process.
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LIVESTREAM | Matt Malone, S.J., on America Media’s “smart Catholic take on faith and culture”
Tune in on Friday, May 20, at 12:15 p.m. ET.
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The Annotated ‘Mr. Blue’ by Myles Connolly: Q&A with Dr. Stephen Mirarchi
“The title character of the book, Blue, is mercy in action.”
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Meet the inaugural O’Hare postgraduate writing fellows
These O’Hare fellows will be uniquely suited to pursue successful careers in the Catholic media or other forms of professional journalism.
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Prana, Yoga, Spirit, Pentecost
Much of reality reminds us of the Spirit, unseen, everywhere.
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Pope Francis on Pentecost: Jesus ‘will not leave you orphans’
The pope recalled that “our primordial vocation” is to be “children of God.”
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Dan Berrigan and his friends
What united us was a shared vision of a world we felt was losing its soul and were determined to save.
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G. K. Chesterton’s ‘Way of Wonder’: Q&A with author Dale Ahlquist
Chesterton makes us see how strange the truth really is.
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From Mexico, a horrifying tale of health insurance
“A Monster with a Thousand Heads” is a fast moving account of a woman determined to save a life.
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Ireland finally cobbles together a government
After these last trying months, Irish eyes are weary.