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50 years later, what can Americans learn from Robert Kennedy?
R.F.K. never talked down to the country he sought to lead; he aimed to lift people up, to engage and move their hearts and consciences.
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How one organization is fighting modern slavery in the Philippines
How can I say that I love God, when I fall short in doing good for others, especially for the least and the lost?
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
The pope and a cardinal show Catholics the right way to call someone out
Righteous call-outs should be patterned after Cardinal O’Malley’s rebuke of Pope Francis on sex abuse.
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When the opioid crisis struck my family
In May, my cousin Christina and her husband Tyler were murdered in their home.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Why understanding despair must be a part of our health care system
Effective medical and public health interventions are necessary to solve diseases of despair.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
I thought I had failed my kids spiritually—then I went to my daughter’s parish
There have been times when I have only held onto my Catholic faith by the smallest of fingernails. I am a doubter. I am a protester.
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Can a college course teach students how to date?
Kerry Cronin’s classes at Boston College tackle what has apparently become an abstract and rarefied topic on college campuses.
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Reading to my son about trucks, trains and automobiles
Of all the things I looked forward to while pregnant with my son, reading books to him was very close to the top of that list.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Discrimination isn’t always wrong
There is a difference between discriminating against someone because of the group to which he belongs and discriminating against someone on the basis of his actions.