Pastoralidad is not a normal word in Spanish any more than pastorality is in English. Yet as soon as you hear it, you know what it means, or at least you think you do.
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Ending where I began: After 10 years as editor in chief, Matt Malone’s last word
Through all the triumphs and tragedies of the church in its American pilgrimage, we kept the faith; we helped others to find their faith again.
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How does my faith shape my approach to politics? It gives me hope.
While it is immensely helpful, even necessary, one does not need to have a specifically Christian hope in order to find any hope in politics. We need only look to our national history.
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Why Biden’s speech on MAGA Republicans failed
The Democrats and never-Trumpers are obsessed with the loud and visible element of Trump voters who can never be persuaded. They should be focused instead on those who could be.
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Christianity is not a self-help group
We are not in ultimate control of our faith journeys, any more than we control our ultimate destinies.
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What Queen Elizabeth can teach Americans
The present age of polarization has unleashed the most ferocious forces, which seem hellbent on creating a narrow unity only through cynical division.
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An unlikely role model for a more human abortion debate
When it comes to abortion debates, we need fewer polemics and much more compassion, especially of the kind Venerable Nelson Baker put into action.
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In Memoriam: Drew Christansen, S.J.
In Memoriam | Drew Christiansen, S.J. | February 20, 1945—April 6, 2022 | 13th Editor in Chief, 2005 to 2012
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The Catholic Church belongs to all of us. It’s time to #OwnYourFaith.
America is launching a groundbreaking national marketing campaign. We’re calling it #OwnYourFaith.
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In architecture, every detail has a purpose — and its meaning can be sacred
The Palace of Westminster’s architecture and design are not proposing a new religion or alternative deity. Rather, they reflect a pre-existing reality, specifically, a Christian imagination.