To overcome polarization and ideological partisanship—both in the church and in the culture—requires attention to diverse opinions and a variety of perspectives. America’s inclusive approach is an attempt to do just that.
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40 years ago, Pope John Paul II was shot in St. Peter’s Square. Joseph O’Hare, SJ, was not surprised.
There was an inevitability to the newsflash: Sooner or later, someone was going to shoot Pope John Paul II.
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What we can learn from Prince Philip’s extraordinary life
Prince Philip once described himself as “a discredited Balkan prince of no particular merit or distinction.” Self-deprecation, of course, was one of his famous traits. But there were others, which point to some of the lessons to be gleaned from his extraordinary life.
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What’s on your bookshelf? Welcome to Spring Books 2021!
An introduction to all the books, new and old, profiled in our Spring Literary Review 2021.
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The contradictions of Harry and Meghan’s Oprah interview
Everyone has a family that involves some painful history, and few of us would want to tell Oprah and the whole world about it.
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The problem with treating our politicians like messiahs
A fallen world requires a divine redeemer. An imperfect society just needs a better plan and better people to execute it, Matt Malone, SJ writes.
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The March for Life will look different this year. But our pro-life commitment is unchanged.
There is no part of our Jesuit ministry that is untouched by the devastating consequences of abortion.
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Trump deserved to be impeached—but our nation’s problems run deeper than one man
President Trump’s departure from Washington, D.C., will not heal the country in the ways we tend to think it will. The cycle of rivalry and violence will likely recur.
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Americans equate beauty with youth. That’s no way to build a country.
In this country, we value youth but we don’t value beauty, mainly because we think they are the same thing. But beauty is related to memory in a way youth cannot be.
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Matt Malone, S.J.: Christmas reminds us that there is only one redeemer (and it’s not the president)
The United States is a unique achievement in a fallen world.