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?
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The gift of doing the same thing every day
There is a profound grace in submitting ourselves to a rhythm of time that we do not control.
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Trump’s threat to democracy won’t be stopped by court cases alone
Whatever the court decides, Mr. Trump’s brazen refusal to accept the will of the voters or constitutional limits on presidential power still needs to be confronted and rejected.
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Why we hope for more than we can plan for
At the beginning of a new year, and a new moment in America Media’s mission, it is good to be reminded that we have been entrusted with a hope bigger than our own plans.
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At the synod in Rome: Waiting to find out where to go
There is something to learn from the fact that discussion at the synod on the most difficult topics was neither rushed to a conclusion nor closed absolutely.
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Kevin McCarthy’s ouster raises the question: What is a government really for?
There is a deeper problem than the chaos in the U.S. House: the question of what a government is for, and how it is to function beyond matters that a bare majority can vote through.
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With great spirit and generosity: A reflection on Jesuit tertianship
Sam Sawyer, S.J., returns from his tertianship in South Africa to his role as editor in chief.