Active land mines from as long ago as World War I are still buried in thousands of places, writes John William Davis, and some nations cannot afford to remove them safely.
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Montana provides the Supreme Court another chance to strike out Blaine Amendments
Can a state offer tax credits to help fund scholarships to Catholic schools? The Supreme Court could say yes, writes John T. James, if it can get past a notorious amendment in 37 state constitutions.
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War crime pardons dishonor the Christian roots of the modern military
President Trump’s intervention in the military justice system undermines the idea that soldiers are moral agents at the service of the public good, writes Matthew Shadle of Marymount University.
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Ten ways to up your parish bulletin design (so people will actually read it)
Most parish bulletins look like someone’s junk drawer, writes Angelo Jesus Canta, but there are easy ways to make them more inviting to readers.
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Joan of Arc has been a saint for 100 years. Her exploitation continues.
The far-right nationalists who have used Joan of Arc as a symbol are missing her significance, writes the author of the novel “Saint Joan of New York.”
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Why Jesuit schools should recognize graduate student unions
The National Labor Relations Board recently suggested that graduate students are not entitled to the organizing rights guaranteed to similar workers. But Jesuit schools should not stop unionization efforts.
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Ireland is fine with fracking—as long as it happens in Pennsylvania
Ireland will violate the concept of the common good if it meets its energy needs through the contamination of water on the other side of the Atlantic, writes Ciara Murphy of the Jesuit Center for Faith and Justice.
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How parishes can tackle the U.S. church’s money crisis
The U.S. church’s decline in revenue is exacerbated by rising overhead costs, write the authors of “Church Money: Rebuilding the Way We Fund Our Mission.” Parishes need to be more direct about the crisis.
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Trump’s attacks against Iran bypassed Congress. Here’s why that’s a bad thing.
The U.S. executive branch has long been expanding its powers to wage war, writes Maryann Cusimano Love, but President Trump seems eager to go even further in acting without congressional authorization.
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Clergy have helped make economics moral for centuries. Is it time for reboot?
From the defense of moneylending to ethical research methods, theologians have shaped modern economics and finance, writes Paul McNelis. It may be time for them to step in again.