Notre Dame is proud of its slogan: “God, Country, Notre Dame” (in that order). But the ease with which the punctuation slides into “God Country: Notre Dame” has a lot to do with football.
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Head of 9/11 Commission on five ways to prevent the spread of terrorism
Since 2001, attacks worldwide have increased fivefold. From the Sahara Desert to cyberspace, Islamist militants continue to find innovative new ways to extend their reach.
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How addiction and trauma brought one nun closer to God
For the past 10 years, I have been able to share my journey of encountering God’s healing love and mercy at conferences and retreats with audiences of all ages and backgrounds across the nation.
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Father Thomas Keating’s parting wisdom for a divided church and country
Father Keating left us a powerful but unlikely solution to our current national crisis: centering prayer.
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What it means to be a Catholic feminist and why the church must embrace it
Feminism is both necessary for being a Catholic woman and one of the reasons you will be tested as a Catholic feminist.
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Three ways Catholics can respond to anti-Jewish violence
First, we need to address the very image of God we present in our worship.
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How I learned to read for fun again after graduate school
My ultimate cure? Book club.
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How can the Gospel help prepare Catholic politicians running for office?
For decades, the U.S. church has gifted its public servants with the social teachings and magisterium of the church.
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Catholic comedian Jeremy McLellan on finding God by welcoming the disabled
People with intellectual disabilities are, as Jean Vanier is fond of calling them, “friends of time.”
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Here’s why every child at the border belongs to all of us
Our advocacy was based on the intrinsic dignity and inalienable value of all human beings and their equal and essential rights as members of the human family.