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.
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Did American Christian culture pave the way for Hugh Hefner’s sexual revolution?
Hef the man stopped mattering to the culture decades ago, but Hef the symbol still does.
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Caring for the most vulnerable: undocumented women in abusive relationships
Undocumented women face special challenges when they report domestic abuse, but they now have a champion in Pope Francis
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St. Maria Goretti teaches me to see God in the faces of murderers and rapists
For inmates, incarceration is their punishment. But in the library, we focus on rehabilitation.
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In the Trump era, music is not just a distraction. It’s a chance for communion.
Paul McCartney’s concert was a much-needed reminder that joy and beauty and love are not crushed by darkness.
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The fall of Ernest Hemingway
“Show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy.” –F. Scott Fitzgerald Reading a great biography is like watching a tragedy unfold. The promises of youth gradually give way to the limitations imposed by reality, and demise and denouement inevitably ensue. This is especially compelling when the subject of the biography is a larger-than-life […]
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J.F.K. at 100: America’s Camelot has lost its sheen, but the vision lives on.
John F. Kennedy’s austere brand of patriotism still shines.
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Stanley Rother will be first U.S.-born priest beatified
On Sept. 23, Fr. Stanley Francis Rother will become the first U.S.-born priest to be beatified.
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I cover politics for NPR. We can do better than this.
There just don’t seem to be many who seem willing to engage with members of both parties from a position of respect and empathy.