Many Latino people of various cultures who call this country home have embraced Thanksgiving—each culture adding its own spice, of course.
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Whatever brings a person to God is holy—whether you like it or not
Whatever brings a person closer to God is holy.
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Why this Jesuit middle school is staying open while NYC public schools go remote
For Black, brown and poor students in-person schooling is an essential service.
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St. Hildegard gives us a recipe for joy—even during a pandemic
Hildegard von Bingen’s five ingredients for an abundant life.
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I have two kids with Down syndrome. Here’s what I wish those considering abortion knew about life with them.
My children are not unique because they suffer. They are unique because they do not hide suffering well—and they challenge me to live that way.
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When I lost my dad this year, Joe Biden taught me grieving is a lifelong process
I sought a roadmap for how to grieve, best practices for mourning the passing of loved ones. But still I have found no instruction manual on grief, no established set of rules.
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I forgave my abuser. But I will never forget his abuse.
Forgiveness must not mean perpetuating secrecy and avoiding accountability. It means owning up to the truth.
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I participated in Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine trial—and it taught me a lot about Christian hope
My hope that I am vaccinated is pretty shallow. But doesn’t our experience of mundane hope bring us closer to understanding our deepest hope?
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An open letter to the bishops, from a young Catholic who’s only known a church in scandal
Young people did not lose a trust we once had in the clergy; many of us never had that trust in the first place.
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The wrong people are in charge of protecting our children from sexual abuse
As a layperson, and as a father, I cannot continue to make myself dependent on ordained men. Not for this.