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Lay ministers in the secular realm need our affirmation and encouragement.

What is any of us willing to sacrifice for the common good?

Military spending is much higher than most Americans are aware.

Prison policy needs to allow for the possibility of redemption.

If you ask for the grace to put down a deeper root, God will not fail to surprise.

The aesthetic is an essential aspect of life. Not by bread alone do we live.

Seminarians and lay ministers should receive the same quality formation.

Confidence has eroded not only in institutions, but perhaps also in our very selves.

The number of environmental refugees is growing quickly.

On Afghanistan, President Obama is retracing the Bush Doctrine.