If the church approaches women’s discernment with condescension instead of curiosity, it risks undermining the process of synodality.
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Executions nearly doubled in 2025. But the Jubilee Year saw other good news for death penalty abolition.
So far, 11 states have carried out 45 executions this year, nearly double the number in 2024, even as public opinion continues to turn against the death penalty.
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Three U.S. bishops: Racially profiling migrants (and Americans) is a betrayal of the Gospel
As disciples, we cannot remain indifferent to injustice or the mistreatment of our neighbor. We are called to advocate for a just and meaningful immigration reform that respects human dignity, upholds due process and promotes the common good, and to reject dehumanizing rhetoric and violence.
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Trump’s war on D.E.I. is an attack on three biblical virtues
As a longtime biblical scholar, I believe the enemies of D.E.I. fail to recognize that diversity, equity and inclusion characterize God’s actions throughout the Bible.
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I’m a disabled theologian. Here are four ways I think the church can be more inclusive.
What must Catholics change in order for disabled people to be full and equal participants in our global society?
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How Catholics in Scranton are standing with our immigrant neighbors—and responding to ICE actions
Public witness, especially in a climate of fear and misrepresentation about our immigrant neighbors, has its own distinct value.
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In Zohran Mamdani’s New York City, expect Catholic social teaching in action
Zohran Mamdani’s platform shares far less with state socialism than with a foundational text of Catholic social teaching: “Rerum Novarum.”
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Looking for God in A.I. chatbots
“Finding God in all things” usually doesn’t need the disclaimer that all things are not God, but it might be a helpful reminder for someone pouring their soul into an A.I. chatbot.
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I’m a Catholic doctor in Sudan. We need international aid—at the grassroots level.
When local leaders are equipped and trusted, the impact of humanitarian aid is immediate, cost-effective and lasting.
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The theology of forgetting: How dementia deepens our understanding of human dignity
Those with dementia are not problems to solve but persons to love—bearers of Christ’s image.