The only answers that mattered, some argued, were the ones offered by people who attended Mass weekly or more.
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How your DNA points to the existence and intricacy of God
Your DNA is like a blueprint of your soul, which is another sacred thing that is not like anyone else’s in the world.
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Advice for Super Bowl LII: Don’t mess with Philly phans
Fans of the Philadelphia Eagles are ready to cheer their team on to victory in Sunday’s Super Bowl. They are also ready to boo.
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U.S.C.C.B. anti-racism committee will seek to improve the church’s role in racial relations
Twenty-five years after “Brothers and Sisters to Us,” the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops commissioned a study to discern its implementation and reception. The results of that study painted a disheartening picture of the church’s relationship with the black community.
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Why pro-life feminism is more important now than ever
For over 45 years, Feminists for Life has been committed to ending the practice and legality of abortion and promoting the feminism of Susan B. Anthony.
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A Portrait of Black Catholicism: Celebrating 40 years of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium
In 1978, Thaddeus Posey, O.F.M., started the Black Catholic Theological Symposium.
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How can we cure cataracts on the soul?
It is not just our eyes that become brittle and inflexible as we age. Our hearts can, too.
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Cardinal Cupich: Pope Francis’ ‘field hospital’ calls us to radically rethink church life
Medics are useless if the wounded cannot reach them.
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What is the link between mental suffering and artistic creativity?
Robert Lowell, a leader in the confessional poetry movement, suffered from bipolar disorder.
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Patricia Heaton: ‘Iceland isn’t eliminating Down syndrome—they are just killing everyone who has it.’
Close to 100 percent of unborn babies diagnosed with Down syndrome in Iceland are aborted.