We women do not want to make waves; we do not want to upset people. But the moment for all of us to act is decidedly now.
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I never had a reason to celebrate Day of the Dead. Now I remember my grandpa with Pan de Muerto.
This Day of the Dead, I made two loaves of bread: one to share with colleagues and the less pretty one for myself and my grandpa to share over a cup of cafecito.
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You have to leave Washington to know the reality of migrants at the border
After a trip to the border, I returned home to the nation’s capital—where President Trump continues to double down on cruel policies—carrying a stone I picked up in the desert and the stories of migrants.
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I promised to help my friend when she got out of prison. Then she got pregnant.
I knew she would ask me to make the arrangements. She knew I would help. I promised I would be there for her, no matter what. God forgive me.
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I used to live on the streets. Then I found the Spiritual Exercises.
While climbing down off a freight train in western Texas, I committed to giving my life to God.
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Why I brought my family to a mosque after Sunday Mass
Truth and beauty can be found outside the walls of church, in a space that belongs to those who worship differently.
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A convert’s journey with St. John Henry Newman
Like Newman, I am a convert to Roman Catholicism, but it is the way Newman converted that is most important to me.
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When my husband filed for divorce, I was shamed for staying faithful to our vows
Some say I have brought suffering on myself by standing up for the promises I made at the altar. In a sense that is true. But the alternative would have been to betray myself.
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Five reasons John Henry Newman is a saint for our times
Newman, like all of the saints, is perennially relevant because holiness never goes out of style.
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Malcolm Gladwell talks casuistry and Catholicism with the hosts of Jesuitical
Malcolm Gladwell joins the hosts of Jesuitical for a conversation about his experience in thinking like a Jesuit.