This week’s guest is Damian Costello, the author of Black Elk: Colonialism and Lakota Catholicism. Informed by four years of work on the Navajo Reservation, Dr. Costello’s latest piece for America is “Black Elk, the Lakota medicine man turned Catholic teacher, is promoted for sainthood.” Damian Costello describes the iconic biography of Black Elk, a […]
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The dangers of becoming a ‘professional’ Catholic
The saints are passionate; the lukewarm are professional.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
U.S. bishops consultant on doctrine resigns after criticizing Pope Francis
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops responded quickly after the letter became public.
Posted inArts & Culture, Faith
God wants the Dodgers to win tonight. Here’s why
Tommy Lasorda always called Him “The Big Dodger in The Sky.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Chicago archdiocese wins claim against false sex abuse allegations
Church officials in Chicago say that revelations regarding other fraudulent cases could be forthcoming, a prospect that both the archdiocese and victim advocates say will be a disservice to genuine victims.
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When my daughters joined #MeToo, I knew I had to tell my story.
Thanks to social media, thousands of stories of sexual harassment and sexual assault are going viral under the social media movement, #MeToo.
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On Reformation anniversary, Lutherans bridge divides with other faiths
“We don’t have that full communion yet but we definitely are on the way.”
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Vatican, Lutheran federation announce study on church, Eucharist, ministry
“We long for this wound in the Body of Christ to be healed.”
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In purgatory, God turns back time—and transforms sin
God’s mercy finds a way to fix, in time, in us, what a time of sin has distorted.
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All Saints Day is not Lesser Saints Day
Today in honoring the saints, we recognize that they have built the church.