During African-American History Month, we should embrace the radical Dr. King, who focused on the “triple American evils of racism, materialism and militarism.”
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Why keeping cellphones out of the classroom is a good spiritual practice
A theology professor decides there is no other option: Cell phones are incompatible with spiritual reflection.
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Even at Catholic high schools, college is not for everyone
Catholic high schools should not be limited to the college-bound. In order to serve all communities, they must also serve students who wish to avoid college debt and to go straight into the workforce.
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Catholic curricula and the invisibility of Native Americans
The furor over a chance meeting between Catholic high school students and Native American protesters underscores the need to listen and learn from indigenous voices.
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What The New York Times gets wrong about the abortion debate
The extensive New York Times series in support of legal abortion unfolds as if the last 46 years of the abortion debate following Roe v. Wade never happened and did not need to.
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A 50-year farm bill can break our wasteful patterns of production and consumption
The latest five-year farm bill continues a pattern of subsidizing corporations while squeezing every last drop of use out of farm families and cropland.
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Polarization can bring about real political change. Our past proves it.
Polarized times tempt danger, such as the very real authoritarian surge happening around the world right now. But necessary changes often take place during periods of tumult, not tranquility.
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Why are the bishops praying about the abuse crisis instead of doing something about it?
Catholics have every right to demand action, but there must be discernment and prayer before making decisions. Then comes the courage to enact necessary change.
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What do U.S. Catholics think about Pope Francis and the sexual abuse crisis?
The author of a forthcoming book on the attitudes of U.S. Catholics finds anger over the sexual abuse crisis, but also the desire for a more active role for laypeople in the church.
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Could mandatory national service bring down the walls that divide us?
A year of mandatory national service—an obligation regardless of gender and economic class—would preserve our heritage of individuality while forging a badly needed sense of common purpose.