After November: Catholics respond to the unexpected election of Donald J. Trump.
A majority of Catholics—52 percent—voted for Mr. Trump.
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Struggling to find a faith community after college? Here’s how this college grad found her Ignatian sprituality
The more I learned about C.L.C., the more on fire I felt.
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The passionate lives of Dan and Phil Berrigan
How do you carry on when a majority of your own church, clerical and lay, denounces you?
The importance of education regarding vocation for undergraduates.
Vocation turns out to be critical not only for life beyond college, but for life within college.
What did Peter O’Toole accomplish in his nearly 80 years on earth? This biographer tried to find out.
Yes, Peter O’Toole did have a life after “Lawrence of Arabia.”
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How the theater helps us to survive, and to challenge, politics
How the theater helps us to survive, and to challenge, politics
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Not Jumping
The honest power of a winter-shocked sun is doing its best but it still looks like the scarce light is coming from the blue. The sky among the clouds is like chipped paint— nothing is falling, though. Face your fears, they said. I remember trying to forget all about that…
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Do we pay attention to the messengers God sends us?
He did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him (Mt 1:24)
Why our fixed images of Jesus may be out of date
Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another? (Mt 11:3)
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Here’s how women made history in Election 2016
Women make up less than 20 percent of Congress.
Why Donald Trump should meet with Syrian refugees before Jan. 20.
On the campaign trail, the president-elect put Syrian refugees “on notice.”
There is a new urgency in addressing racial injustice.
We must learn to love one another both in spite of and because of our differences. Let us begin.
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Do we pay attention to the messengers God sends us?
He did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him (Mt 1:24)
Why our fixed images of Jesus may be out of date
Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another? (Mt 11:3)
How does Pope Francis write his homilies? No surprise, he starts with listening.
Pope Francis: “If you do not listen to people, how can you preach?”
Mercy Continues
In an apostolic letter released at the close of the Holy Year of Mercy, Pope Francis called on the Catholic Church worldwide “to promote a culture of mercy in which no one looks at another with indifference or turns away from the suffering of our brothers and sisters.”
‘Bad Spirit’ in the Church?
The church is not a prop for one’s ego, a soapbox for ideas or a suit of armor protecting a sad life, Pope Francis said in an interview published in the Nov. 18 edition of Avvenire, an Italian Catholic newspaper. “The church exists only as an instrument for communicating God’s merciful plan to the people.”…
New U.S. Cardinals Condemn Polarization Inside the Church
“The problem that we have today, not only in society but also in the church, is that we’ve become too polarized,” Cardinal Kevin Farrell, an Irish-born prelate who was bishop of Dallas before taking over a Vatican department on family life earlier this year, told America.
Struggling to find a faith community after college? Here’s how this college grad found her Ignatian sprituality
The more I learned about C.L.C., the more on fire I felt.
Courage, the most elusive of virtues, comes from a life of selfless giving.
Perhaps the best way to define courage is to live it.
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I took a group of high school students to prison to meet people their age. Here’s what I saw.
The detainees don’t often get asked for their prayers.
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As intersectinginternational interests collide, what is unfolding in Syria is a veritable "workshop of cruelty," Pope Francis told governing members of Caritas Internationalis on Nov. 17. • An outspoken priest in Veracruz, Mexico, who had been reported missing on Nov. 11, the Rev. José Luis Sánchez Ruiz was found aliveby Mexican police two days later,…
Mercy Continues
In an apostolic letter released at the close of the Holy Year of Mercy, Pope Francis called on the Catholic Church worldwide “to promote a culture of mercy in which no one looks at another with indifference or turns away from the suffering of our brothers and sisters.”
‘Bad Spirit’ in the Church?
The church is not a prop for one’s ego, a soapbox for ideas or a suit of armor protecting a sad life, Pope Francis said in an interview published in the Nov. 18 edition of Avvenire, an Italian Catholic newspaper. “The church exists only as an instrument for communicating God’s merciful plan to the people.”…
Myanmar’s Three ‘Cs’
Yangon Cardinal Charles Bo said it was time to “reverse the trend” of a 60-year decline in Myanmar.
Bishops Await President Trump
Given that just days before the bishops met, the United States wrapped up a bizarre election season, there were some sparks in Baltimore about what to expect under President-elect Donald J. Trump.
New U.S. Cardinals Condemn Polarization Inside the Church
“The problem that we have today, not only in society but also in the church, is that we’ve become too polarized,” Cardinal Kevin Farrell, an Irish-born prelate who was bishop of Dallas before taking over a Vatican department on family life earlier this year, told America.
Can storytelling reduce gun violence in Chicago?
In Chicago, 17 people were lost to gun violence in a single weekend.
Vatican Dispatch
How does Pope Francis write his homilies? No surprise, he starts with listening.
Pope Francis: “If you do not listen to people, how can you preach?”
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The role of Catholics in the time of Trump
This is the most improbable election since an elderly Jesuit from Argentina was elected pope.
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