Without quite knowing it, I had begun to rely on the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church.
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How Catholic health care is fighting against the campaign for physician-assisted suicide
As technology allows bodies to live longer than ever before, palliative care could playing an increasingly important role in end-of-life decisions.
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The document that changed Catholic education forever
Although most agree that the Land O’ Lakes statement has had a pervasive influence on Catholic higher education over the last 50 years, many have seen its influence as unconstructive or simply pernicious.
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Prayer, puppets and pleas for peace in Gaza
After countless wars, the Palestinian citizens of a tiny strip of land surrounded by Israel find a way to persevere.
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A synod, not a solution: San Diego’s grassroots effort to respond to Amoris Laetitia
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.