My dad had always been a God-like figure to me.
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I was kicked out of seminary for being too Black. But God wouldn’t let me go.
I wondered if I could even be Catholic anymore, much less continue pursuing the priesthood somewhere else.
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A Christian in Jerusalem at the Start of Another War
I refuse the logic that insists that, by saying the occupation must end, I am with the Palestinians and against the Israelis. There is a third place, which is not “for” or “against,” and that is the place of love, a love rooted in justice.
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A 22-week-old preemie put a face to the virtues I’ve learned as a nurse—and a Jesuit
I had never been more convinced of humanity’s potential for greatness than when I saw the freshly opened eyes of the smallest patient ever in my care.
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Gloria Purvis: ‘I’m not a conservative. I’m not a liberal. I’m just Catholic.’
When people meet me, at the Capitol or in a church, they may wonder or even ask me politely, “Are you a conservative or a liberal?” I smile and say, “I’m just a Catholic.”
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Discovering God as Mother
Praying to God as a mother deepened my understanding of the divine.
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In the eyes of my friend Daniel Berrigan, all humanity was a sacrament
Sacraments were important to Dan, but for him seven were simply not enough.
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Who was the Venezuelan ‘doctor of the poor’ Pope Francis just beatified?
The saintly, magnanimous way of Dr. Hernández can inspire us especially in this dreadful time of global medical emergency.
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When I came out as a gay Catholic, Saints Augustine and Monica helped me grow closer to my mom — and God
My mom and I have dedicated ourselves to loving each other as parent and child and as children of God. I believe Monica and Augustine did the same—even when they were at odds over Augustine’s sexual behavior.
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I never met Daniel Berrigan. But he showed me as a young Catholic a different way to live out my faith.
Learning of the witness of Daniel Berrigan, S.J., sparked me to make many of the choices that led me to be a journalist and an activist.