The transport of nonconsenting asylum seekers is a mainstay of U.S. immigration policy, and certain practices of the Department of Homeland Security have been far more destructive than bussing migrants north.
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Australia just voted down a voice for First Nations in its Constitution. What comes next for the Indigenous rights movement?
After the defeat of “The Voice” referendum, there is still an opportunity for Australians to reckon with their past. Catholics worldwide should also seek reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
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How we write our history shapes how we think about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Some humility about how much we really know can help prevent toxic rhetoric when we talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with family, friends and colleagues of different faiths.
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What Pope Francis forgot about the media: You either feed the beast or the beast eats you
You either control the narrative, or the narrative is controlled by anyone who grabs the media’s attention.
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St. Augustine, just war and the plight of civilians in Israel and Gaza
It is hard to see how, at the present moment, either Gaza or Israel could possibly meet the traditional criteria of just war theory.
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Pro-life playwrights exist. The Dramatists Guild just doesn’t seem to think so.
I was saddened but not surprised by the pro-abortion position of the dramatists guild.
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Tim Wakefield’s death reminds us how (not) to accompany the dying
The baseball world recently mourned the loss of former Red Sox ace Tim Wakefield, but news of his grave illness was shared in an inherently anti-Christian way.
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Why are people so angry about a Eucharistic procession through New York City?
I love Eucharistic processions—not because they trigger some kind of fond nostalgia for the good old days (how old do you think I am?), but because it is literally Jesus and people following him. What’s not to love?
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How Catholics can support our Jewish neighbors after the massacre in Israel
Let me help you, Jews and gentiles alike, bridge the gap that’s keeping us from really being there for each other.
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Pope Francis’ new teaching on animal rights does not go far enough
In his new document, ‘Laudate Deum,’ Pope Francis gives us more hope about humanity’s right relationship with other animals, even if it lacks specifics.