“Move fast and break things” has been a guiding principle for Silicon Valley, writes Santa Clara University President Kevin O’Brien, but Ignatian discernment can help innovators foresee negative consequences.
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I attended the Puerto Rico protests. We are not done yet.
A Puerto Rican manifestación, writes Rolando López Torres from San Juan, has an endless rhythm in its river of sound. It unleashes what we most hold dear: our values, our music and yes, our children.
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I was arrested protesting Trump’s border policies. The Gospel calls us to do more.
Being arrested at a U.S. Senate office building, writes William Critchley-Menor, S.J., was an act of sincere resistance to a state that enforces the horrific treatment of children we have seen in immigrant detention centers.
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Dante, Trump and the moral cowardice of the G.O.P.
Charlie Sykes: This is where the G.O.P.’s Faustian bargain has led. Their moral compromises and tolerance of President Trump‘s racism have become a habit.
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Latin is not just for encyclicals. For all Catholics, it is our living history.
Latin is often seen as an outdated tradition, but language student Grace Spiewak writes that it can foster pride in our global church, reminding us of our unique and complicated history.
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We need national paid family leave that includes elderly care, too.
We can honor our parents by supporting a paid family leave program, one that is not limited to raising children but also recognizes the growing financial and physical burdens of caring for elderly family members.
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How can the church honor women? Elevate Mary Magdalene’s feast to a solemnity
Three years ago, Pope Francis elevated the memorial of St. Mary Magdalene, on July 22, to a feast day. To help better appreciate the gifts that women bring to the church, it is time to further elevate the feast day to a solemnity.
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How arguing over whether Epstein abused ‘girls’ or ‘young women’ hurts all victims of injustice
Jeffrey Epstein is accused of buying and selling young girls, writes Simcha Fisher, and games over semantics (is it “pedophilia” or “ephebophilia”?) means we are not truly fighting for justice for his victims.
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The problems with Mike Pompeo’s Commission of Unalienable Rights
If the Secretary of State’s new commission is intended neither to review U.S. human rights policy nor examine today’s debates over abortion and same-sex marriage, what, then, might it be doing?
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How space exploration became a wake up call on climate change
We know of at least 4,000 planets outside our solar system, writes the astronomer Samantha Lawler, but we will not be visiting any of them soon—nor do we know if any are inhabitable. Exploring space teaches us the fragility of Earth.