The dispossession Christ experienced in his crucifixion is an act of solidarity with the dispossessed of the world.
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Privacy is the virtue that Americans love the most and understand the least
While we seem to take privacy seriously as a culture, in reality we allow unfettered access to our personal information in countless ways.
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Is it wrong to bring children into a broken world? The theological case against the growing anti-natalist movement.
The antinatalist movement might strike many people as misguided, but considering its arguments can lead Christians to examine vexing questions around our understanding of eternal punishment.
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The Book of Ruth reminds us to take seriously the lives of ordinary people
The Book of Ruth tells an important story in the history of Israel—but also reminds us to take seriously the lives of ordinary people—villagers, immigrants, married people, widows and the poor.
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To understand Pope Francis, you have to know what he actually means by the word ‘fraternity’
In a world that trivializes kinship more and more, Pope Francis’ retrieval of the concept of fraternity is timely and challenging.
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John Courtney Murray paved the way for Joe Biden. But does the Jesuit’s theory of America still stand today?
As we give thanks for John Courtney Murray, S.J., we should probably temper our gratitude and be mindful that “the Murray project,” as it is sometimes called, brings with it some caveats.
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What Joe Biden (and all American Catholics) owe Jesuit John Courtney Murray
At this juncture in American political and religious history, John Courtney Murray has something to say for the Catholic Church trying to recover a sense of itself in the public square.
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How Catholic Leaders Helped Give Rise to Violence at the U.S. Capitol
Father James Martin: An alarming number of Catholic clergy contributed to an environment that led to the fatal riots at the U.S. Capitol.
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Should Pope Francis get the Covid vaccine first—or last?
Where should a pope who has embodied “the first shall be last” stand in line?
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Six Catholics are on the Supreme Court. What they should do on death penalty cases isn’t clear—or satisfying.
The Trump administration’s speed-up of federal executions is bringing new scrutiny to Catholic judges. Nathaniel V. Romano, S.J., writes about the challenges facing the faithful in a pluralist political system.