From the Old Testament to Pope Francis’ “Laudato Si’,” Catholicism has recognized and treasured mankind’s intimate relationship with the earth and all the life that calls it home.
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Margaret Sanger was a eugenicist. Why are we still celebrating her?
Sanger argued for compulsory sterilization and segregation for people with disabilities.
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When it comes to peace in Israel-Palestine, America isn’t the solution—it’s the problem.
Peace seems no closer than it did before the Oslo Accord.
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Politicians love to quote Reinhold Niebuhr. James Comey actually gets him.
James Comey is perhaps a better Niebuhrian than Niebuhr himself.
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What does it mean to be a black Catholic in 2017?
African-Americans have a deep and troubling history with the Catholic Church.
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When my daughters joined #MeToo, I knew I had to tell my story.
Thanks to social media, thousands of stories of sexual harassment and sexual assault are going viral under the social media movement, #MeToo.
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A colonoscopy isn’t pleasant—but it’s a clear sign of God’s presence.
I sensed God in the heightened awareness of my own mortality.
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I was a boy when I first saw the Dodgers play. And I will be a boy again tonight.
The World Series beginning in Los Angeles tonight brings up childhood memories of the Dodgers.
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How can the church and laity work together to promote ‘Amoris Laetitia’?
It is time for the laity to speak out and act like true disciples of Christ in spreading the joy of the Gospel.
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Catholics of color are keeping the U.S. Catholic Church alive
The Catholic Church in the United States is being transformed by its black and brown parishioners, whose numbers and voices are rising.