“My hope is that the church can use the immense power of its storytelling to move toward more compassion, more kindness.”
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Can Catholic social teaching redeem a post-Trump, pro-labor Republican Party?
Building a worker-friendly economy is a slow and difficult job. Stoking the rage and resentment of disaffected voters is much easier. Are pro-labor conservatives up to the task?
Posted inFaith, Features
The Crisis in Catholic Theology
How can the discipline of theology keep its footing in Catholic colleges and universities facing uncertain futures?
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Conversion therapy is still happening in Catholic spaces—and its effects on L.G.B.T. people can be devastating
Although only a small minority of L.G.B.T. Catholics will ever seek conversion therapy, the assumptions underlying that therapy often influence the message many gay Catholics hear in the confessional and from friends and mentors.
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Our society has had a near-death experience. Will we emerge from it ready to live fully?
Let us add direction and purpose to our resolve, and let us give ourselves some magis-inspired goals.
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There’s more than one way to be a Catholic feminist
Even within the United States, the Catholic Church encompasses countless subcultures, which send very different messages to young women about femininity, family life, marriage and careers.
Posted inArts & Culture, Features
An American Catholic Pilgrimage
Daniel Hornsby’s debut novel, ‘Via Negativa,’ is the story of a Roman Catholic priest on the road to many destinations, both material and spiritual.
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Caroline Gordon, the Catholic novelist we lost and found
Caroline Gordon’s ‘The Malefactors,’ a novel lost to prospective generations of readers, was a classic Catholic tale told by an author of considerable talent.
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Priests and lay women work together every day. The church is finally starting to train them together, too.
The human formation provided in integrated formation models for the priesthood results not only in healthier, more well-rounded priests but also helps advance the vision of Vatican II.
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After Covid, Mass will never be the same. Maybe that’s a good thing.
Many Catholics have found themselves connected to parish communities in ways that previously were impossible.