The laypeople were the experts—the ones who live the challenges of family life every day—at the San Diego synod responding to Pope Francis’ “Amoris Laetitia.”
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Linking young men to a future—and a gentrifying neighborhood to its past
Reconnect Brooklyn is investing in people rather than properties, the residents who are struggling to remain in Bed-Stuy amid rising costs.
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How Standing Rock became a spiritual pilgrimage for activists
Activists see a moral imperative for protecting our water.
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Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and The Case Against Billionaire Philanthropy As We Know It
Philanthropy should be regarded as a subdomain of democracy, not an exception to it.
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Why is the A.C.L.U. targeting Catholic hospitals?
Though the A.C.L.U. has not won in the courtroom so far, there is every indication these challenges will keep coming.
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Why Democrats and Republicans (still) cannot agree on health care reform
The Affordable Care Act has changed our expectations for health care. It shifted the way we live, which may be shifting what we believe.
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When the sick and marginalized are left behind, it’s Catholic health care providers who bring hope.
Those serving the homeless and other marginalized communities are living the pope’s vision of the church as a spiritual field hospital.
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In Jefferson’s Shadow: Can Catholic theology thrive at a public university?
How can you shed light on the Catholic tradition without stating anything as truth?
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Where is home? It’s a haunting question for both refugees and Christians.
Like so many others in the French capital region, I have the air of a foreigner.
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The church doesn’t talk enough about postpartum depression. These Catholic women are changing that.
For Catholic women experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety, faith and faith communities can be a lifeline—but also a potential source of guilt, shame or frustration.