At the end of this election year, a time for silence seems sorely needed.
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When I converted to Catholicism, I didn’t realize I had to become a certain ‘type’ of Catholic
I had a lot to learn in order to pass for a Roman Catholic.
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What Canadian religious history can teach us about U.S. church attendance
Once grouped with the Irish and the Polish as a signally devout Catholic population, the citizens of Quebec are now quite the opposite.
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Women are living in a new historical era. How will the church respond?
Mary is known most as “mother,” while many women today are single longer or single mothers.
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Why are Catholics so mean on social media?
One of the most common reactions to this question: “Don’t be so sensitive. Criticizing doesn’t make someone mean.”
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How the U.S. violates international law in plain sight
U.S. violations of international law continue.
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Should you become a deacon? Maybe.
How many of us have considered the diaconate for ourselves?
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Why do we still treat former prisoners like civil pariahs?
In nine states some ex-felons must petition the courts or the governor to make them whole citizens again.
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Where have all the Catholic intellectuals gone?
If the Christian intellectual is dead, has a Catholic cousin survived?
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How to lose your (sexual) freedom
Social justice categories are applied to questions of sex, and the church is found wanting.