Like many parish churches built in the 1970s and ’80s, the Notre-Dame redesign seems to take its inspiration from sensibilities unique to our own decades, rather than drawing on time-tested understandings of God.
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The 12 things pro-lifers must do if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Overturning Roe v. Wade is not enough. Here are 12 steps pro-lifers should take to support women and children.
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For many, a tattoo isn’t just ink. It’s a religious experience.
Among U.S. adults under 35, about 40 percent have tattoos. And getting inked has more parallels to traditional religious practice than you might think.
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A Catholic app raised $52 million. But praying with your smartphone has its limits.
If any app helps people to be more patient, humble, just, and attentive to the poor, it’s a good thing. But being an active member of a real community is likely needed as well.
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The meek will inherit the kingdom. The angry will inherit Facebook’s ‘metaverse.’
Facebook is in the business of amplifying anger, something admitted in its own internal documents. Instead of fixing the problem, it wants to add virtual reality to our worst forms of argument.
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Lies can cost lives. Our deceitful and dishonest political culture needs to change.
Our elected officials are failing us, elevating artful pandering and dishonesty over real solutions, writes Marty Meehan in an essay adapted from his speech to a Vatican conference on the media.
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What should the U.S. bishops debate next? Here’s a list of topics that no one asked for
Many topics of great import were discussed at the meeting of the U.S. bishops. But they missed the mark on bingo, confession and whether cats possess prevenient grace.
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We all love Zillow browsing. But there’s a dark side to the real estate app.
Zillow got burned by paying too much for houses. U.S. families are getting burned by skyrocketing housing costs. Artificial intelligence may be making things worse for both.
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Dear Bishops: We need to talk about the crisis of despair in Catholic priests
That morale is down for priests across the country is not exactly stop-the-presses material. But I wonder if it isn’t the canary in the coal mine of the Catholic Church today.
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COP26 did not go far enough. It’s time to take the Pope Francis-approach to climate change.
The climate summit in Glasgow only reminds us that the Paris Agreement is weak and overly dependent on market incentives. The Catholic Church and “Laudato Si’” provide a better foundation for real change.