“Most survivors suffer from severe anxiety or guilt.”
Politics & Society
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Goodbye Columbus Day? Why Italian-Americans deserve a better holiday
“Celebrating Columbus Day does not honor their story and their struggle and their history; it insults it.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Congressman urges action to aid Christians in Iraq
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith said that IS militants began committing genocide against Yezidis and Christians in Iraq in 2014, and “three years later, they are still not receiving the assistance they need from the United States and so their survival in their ancient homelands is in jeopardy.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Marking the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi with the spirit of Standing Rock
Long before Pope Francis articulated in “Laudato Si’” a comprehensive Catholic call to care for the physical environment, Agape members were focused on treading lightly on the earth and combining a contemplative lifestyle with frontline environmental and peace activism.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Canadian canon law experts deem baptism possible for transgender people
“Any unbaptized person may be baptized. The church has not spoken further than that, whether the person is transgender or not”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Faculty unions pose a test of social teaching at Catholic universities
Adjunct faculty feel as if they have second-class status, but the real culprit is escalating costs at tuition-dependent universities.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Facebook, Microsoft try to keep up with vast scale of online abuse
Representatives from Facebook and Microsoft called for increased cooperation to develop, share and utilize digital tools to prevent and stop abuse.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Did American Christian culture pave the way for Hugh Hefner’s sexual revolution?
Hef the man stopped mattering to the culture decades ago, but Hef the symbol still does.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
How does Trump’s tax plan line up with Catholic social teaching?
According to Catholic social tradition, paying taxes is part of the way Catholic citizens contribute to the common good.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
How we use the ‘pro-life’ label matters
Is ‘pro-life’ an appeal or an accusation?