The four-page letter offers a “pastoral reflection” on the challenges the assisted-dying law.
Politics & Society
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
The Booming Business of Fake News
In this week’s podcast Sam Sawyer, S.J., talks to Kerry Weber and Matt Malone, S.J., about why and how fake news came to dominate the media landscape. Several callers pitch in to describe their interactions with fake news.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis’ prayer to Our Lady for exploited children, families and the unemployed
The pope appealed to Our Lady to teach people to care for others “without egoistic interests or hypocrisy.”
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Catholic tradition meets Native American spirituality at Dakota Pipeline protest.
The camps of the Dakota protest are places of spiritual education, challenge and growth.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Genocide, crucifixion and rape: What Christians are facing in the Middle East
“I am very aware that my ethnicity is dying.”
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Chanting “Not my president” at Donald Trump isn’t Catholic or catholic
This “not” is no solution, whether it is hurled against Mr. Trump or against President Obama.
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My family disagrees about Donald Trump—but that won’t divide us.
By the time I talked to my parents about the election of Donald J. Trump, thousands of strangers had already read what I wanted to say.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Oakland bishop prays for victims and responders to Oakland fire
As of Dec. 6, the death toll was 36 and officials said that no additional bodies have been recovered.
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Who’s more addicted to their smart phone, parents or their children?
The study reported 78 percent of parents believe they are good media and technology role models for their children.
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Read how the Diocese of Honolulu responded to the Pearl Harbor attack, 75 years ago
These are the opening words of the front-page editorial of The Catholic Herald published four days after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.