Vladimir Putin‘s aggression against Ukraine fails just war theory, but the ethicist John Davenport writes that NATO forces are morally justified in responding with proportionate military action.
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Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddhist monk who Thomas Merton called a brother
Thich Nhat Hanh, who died on Jan. 21, had a profound influence on Thomas Merton, who said, “I have far more in common with Nhat Hanh than I have with many Americans, and I do not hesitate to say it.”
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The Catholics for Choice basilica stunt was shocking. Sacrilege often is.
It is appalling to see an organization that claims to be Catholic project pro-abortion messaging onto a structure that celebrates the conception of the Mother of God. What am I supposed to take from this?
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Lessons from Notre Dame on ministering to L.G.B.T. students
A campus minister at Notre Dame has a message for gay students: We can challenge one another without thinking that disagreement is moral failure, bigotry or hatred.
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Father Rutilio Grande: the (future) patron saint of breaking mental health stigma?
Rutilio Grande bore mental health issues as his personal cross. Now he can become a patron saint for all Catholics who seek and deserve mental health care.
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How can we honor Martin Luther King Jr.? Defund (while respecting) the police
Now is an opportune time to do the right thing—to defund the police and invest in a diversified strategy for public safety and well-being.
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It is time for Israel to come clean about its nuclear weapons
The nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT) was written for a Cold War standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. It can only be effective now if it includes new nuclear powers like Israel.
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What makes for good liturgical music? St. Thomas Aquinas has 3 criteria for what works at Mass.
We need some criteria in deciding what music is best for Mass. St. Thomas Aquinas offers us three qualities that anything beautiful must have.
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The difference between Jan. 6 rioters and Black Lives Matter—and the Catholics who refuse to see it
Why do some members of our church, clergy and laity alike, perceive racial justice movements as more of a threat to the republic than the movement that led to the assault on Congress?
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20 years after Spotlight investigation of the Catholic sex abuse crisis, is the church a safer place?
We have learned a lot about sexual abuse by Catholic clergy since The Boston Globe unveiled its investigation in 2002, writes an expert in child protection. That is bringing us closer to the goal of seeing no new cases.