“Grantchester” on PBS manages to be both Christian and worldly.
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“Mamma Truman” and her presidential son
Harry and his mother show that it might not be a bad thing to use a parental influence as a sign of presidential worth.
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Motherless on Mother’s Day
With the recent death of my mother, I feel more vulnerable to the threats and pitfalls of the world.
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You’re Invited: Conference on the works of René Girard
Events in New York City, Boston and Holland, Mich., are free and open to the public.
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Surprised by Joy: An excerpt from ‘What Would Pope Francis Do?’ by Sean Salai, S.J.
I did not want to spend much time speculating about a “Jesuit pope.”
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Watch the livestream of the funeral Mass of Daniel Berrigan, S.J., here.
The Mass will be broadcast from the Church of St. Francis Xavier in New York City, Friday at 10 a.m. ET
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When Dan Berrigan came to ‘Occupy’ in Zuccotti Park
The reporter had no idea whom he was talking to, that this old man was possibly the most radical person on the whole plaza.
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Workers’ Memorial Day 2016: Pray for the dead, fight for the living
Six years after the deadly Massey coal mine explosion, has justice finally arrived?
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The spirituality of money: an interview with ‘Loaded’ author Heather King
The taboo subject in our culture is not sex; it’s money.
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Reflecting on Earth Day with popes and astronauts
Our physical and spiritual environments are interconnected and inseparable.