To secure a more promising tomorrow, institutional presidents should reclaim a commitment central to the founding of Catholic colleges and universities in the United States: a special focus on the needs and the dignity of the marginalized.
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The solution to the culture wars on campus? Radical inclusion.
The model for today’s university must involve working for true societal transformation.
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Will Catholic universities survive the upheaval in higher education? The next 10 years will tell.
If Catholic higher education is to survive, administrators, faculty and students must be intentional and authentic when it comes to our mission and identity.
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The painful, grace-filled and (hopefully) healing process of seeking an annulment
What does the church really teach about this widely misunderstood process, and how does it play out in the lives of ordinary Catholics?
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Populism isn’t going anywhere. Elites need to listen to the masses to rebuild our democracy.
Social trust cannot be achieved without working through the long-standing resentments of those populist masses who perceive themselves as the ‘deplorables’ of the elite.
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Meet the Millennial Nuns
In a generation known to shun commitments, these women are embracing lifelong vows.
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Latin Mass, women priests, celibacy? Climate change will make all the church’s arguments pointless
Nothing will change the church more profoundly than the color green ceasing to be ordinary.
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Can the U.S. bishops be saved from partisan politics?
As the U.S. bishops’ conference discerns a path forward, veterans cite legacy of work for the common good
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Confessions of a pro-life Catholic Democrat in a divided nation
I was one of the last pro-Life Democrats in Congress. Extreme partisan division may have cost me my seat—but it could cost the country even more.
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Our Lady of Manhattan: What I learned praying the rosary while biking around New York City
During the pandemic, Matt Malone, S.J., e-biked and prayed around the perimeter of Manhattan—which happens to look almost exactly like the pattern of a rosary.