Young adult Catholics suffer from lacking a community of other young adults, but we fundamentally suffer from a lack of a wider Catholic community. A parish can offer that — even without the hip young adult group.
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Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini: an archbishop of the people
Five years after his death, remembering the Jesuit cardinal and his close connection with the youth of Milan
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Slack and Trello and Google Docs, oh my! On realizing I am a technological dinosaur
The new guy at America’s office discovers technology passed him by.
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Why Catholics are called to radical hospitality in these political times
I grew up recognizing foreign as familiar, global as local and diverse as approximating perfection.
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Words of wisdom: Always go to the funeral.
It’s not just for the family. It’s for you.
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The pope and the press: a surprisingly friendly relationship
How Pope Francis has changed the Catholic Church’s relationship with the media
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How Helmut Kohl seized the mantle of God by working toward a unified Europe
Mourners from across the continent praised Helmut Kohl’s vision for a united Europe
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Love on the Margins: What Catholic interfaith couples share with the divorced and remarried
Their invalid marriages put these Catholics on the margins of the church.
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Are there lessons to be learned from Bernie Madoff in the Trump era?
Diana Henriques wrote the book on Madoff. She says Donald Trump is no con man.
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Does the truth matter? This is no longer a theoretical question.
Today, many voters use information not to discover what is true but to reinforce their political tribe.