Americans can learn much about citizenship from Jimmy Carter’s public service and humble faith.
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The False Compassion behind the U.K.’s Assisted Suicide Law
A proposed assisted-suicide law in Britain does not serve compassion. Instead it presents an illusion of final autonomy.
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The day after Trump’s victory: searching for mercy, justice and God’s providence
This election highlights the deep divisions in American society. But perhaps the strange working of mercy and providence is evident even there, keeping us attentive to the need for conversion and reconciliation.
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What most needs to change at the synod? We do.
I have admittedly rolled my eyes at the language the Vatican uses around the Synod on Synodality. But it should prompt all Catholics to ask themselves: Do I know what I am really trying to say?
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What Americans can learn from South Africa’s example of messy and imperfect compromise
When public servants when they show us a glimpse of something that points the way toward “more perfect union,” we ought to pay close and grateful attention.
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Seeking and finding God at the Eucharistic Congress—despite my misgivings
Every light in the stadium converged upon the monstrance, all while the congregation was led in praise and worship, singing: “I want more of you God…. No place I’d rather be than here in your love.”
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Pope Francis said no to women deacons. There’s still space for lay leadership.
We are all called to serve, and sometimes, I think, Pope Francis is suggesting that discussions about ordination can distract from that.
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Campus Protests and the Temptation of an Enemy You Can Detest
The Gaza campus protests reveal the nature—and danger—of righteous anger.
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The right and wrong way to read the new Vatican doc on dignity
If you are not challenged somewhere in your own moral thinking by reading it, then you most likely have not read it thoroughly enough.
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When Pope Francis issued ‘Laudato Si’,’ everyone paid attention. What about now?
In issuing “Laudato Si’,” nine years ago, Pope Francis made climate change a central issue in the church’s social teaching. Are we still paying attention?