What is the source of the tensions and conflicts we have in the church today? I believe the reason for the uneasiness is the pope’s emphasis on mission.
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An open letter to the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, as he became known, was a firm believer of religious liberty and an American Catholic pioneer, but his toleration of slavery was a failure of the greatest magnitude.
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Why the U.S. going to the moon still matters to immigrants
If the frontier of the U.S.-Mexico border represents the America that would exclude me, space is the frontier that invites me.
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The Midwest is underwater. Here’s why we should care.
This spring’s floods devastated farming and rural communities in the middle of the U.S. that were already struggling with economic and social decline, writes Nathan Beacom. But ”blue” America may find it difficult to sympathize.
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Listen to the L.G.B.T. person: a response to the Vatican’s gender theory document
The Congregation for Catholic Education’s new document on ‘gender theory’ is a welcome invitation to dialogue. But it also contradicts science and ignores the real-life experience of L.G.B.T. people, Fr. James Martin, S.J. writes.
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U.S. bishops must address the crisis of pastoral courage
After a year of crisis, the U.S. bishops are still failing to respond adequately to the people they serve, writes Sam Sawyer, S.J.
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Pope Francis’ simple (and radical) apology to the Roma
Pope Francis spoke of the importance of appreciating the Roma community’s culture and traditions and apologized for the church’s inability “to defend you in your uniqueness.”
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For prison inmates, health care comes slowly and unpredictably
The paramount concern of all prisons is safety. This is understandable, but it still seems unfair when security eclipses the health and well-being of inmates, writes John T. Booth.
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U.S. belligerence toward Iran is a failure of moral leadership
A U.S. war with Iran would be far costlier than our disastrous invasion of Iraq, writes Margot Patterson, but it may be the outcome of the Trump administration’s draconian economic sanctions and reckless saber-rattling.
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Catholics need a better way to talk about women’s bodies. Here’s a good place to start.
We are bad at talking about women’s bodies—a fact that constrains and distorts our conversations about and policies related to women’s health.