A response by a historian to America’s recent coverage of the path to completion by the Sisters of Charity of New York notes shock and disappointment at the lack of reckoning with the impact of the longstanding anti-Black and anti-brown admissions policies and practices that most European and white American congregations employed.
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‘The call to priesthood comes from God, not from one’s body parts’: Reactions to Pope Francis’ comments on women’s ordination
A number of responses to Pope Francis’ interview with five representatives of America Media on Nov. 22, 2022 centered on the question of women’s ordination and women’s roles in the church. Here are five responses.
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Letter to the Editor: Correcting a common misconception about the U.S.C.C.B
Social justice issues, including climate change, consume not only the majority of our public relations, but also our staffing resources at the U.S.C.C.B.
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Letter to the Editor: A response to Senator Dick Durbin on abortion and holy Communion
The Most Rev. Thomas John Paprocki, the bishop of Springfield in Illinois, and the Most Rev. Kevin W. Vann, the bishop of Orange in California, write in response to America’s interview with Senator Durbin.
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Letters to the Editor: September
Letters on discerning out of religious life, Julian of Norwich and Catholic schools in the time of coronavirus.
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Letters: Racism and representation in our church
“Religious orders rarely look at their own participation in a racist culture.”
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A Spiritual Work of Mercy Re “The Catholic High School That Holds Funerals for Homeless Veterans,” by Michael Kotsopoulos (5/26): Great article, very well written and a great message both in the article and in what those young men are doing! I think this is also a great idea for a volunteer program and experience […]
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As a Catholic educator I agree that college is not for everyone.
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Thank you, Father Martin, for articulating so eloquently the consistent ethic of life expressed by our Catholic social teaching.