Of Many Things
Fr. Matt Malone: Agreeing to disagree with Franklin Graham
At the risk of sounding patronizing, I have no doubt that the Reverend Graham’s faith is deeply felt and that his views are sincerely held.
Your Take
What does Catholic health care reform look like? Our readers overwhelmingly gave one answer.
Many readers who thought health care reform should include universal coverage commented that, as Catholics, they think health care should address their concern for every human life.
The Letters
Let us pray for Pope Francis, that his vision for our church changes hearts and minds, and for unity, instead of division.
Editorials
Easter Joy
Easter is also a reminder, one we do need, that bad news is never the last word.
Internet privacy is about the common good, not just competition and consumers
Internet regulation needs to serve the common good, not only the maintenance of profit margins.
President Trump continues Obama’s devastating drone war
In March, it was reported that up to 200 civilians in the northern Iraq city of Mosul had been killed by a series of airstrikes.
Short Take
Jesus left us, and so did Richard Simmons. We’d better get used to it.
Facing one’s clinginess, having to let go—it’s the last lesson, the real revelation of the ascension.
Why journalists need to resist the label of ‘the opposition’
The media is not the “enemy of the people.” We are the people’s detectives.
Dispatches
President Trump’s Scorched Earth Day
The U-turn on environmental policies comes as evidence mounts that climate change has already caused significant damage, from killing large sections of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to causing severe drought in Africa.
Bad neighbor policy? Mexico’s President Peña Nieto struggles to respond to Trump administration
The education plan for deportees represents one of the first attempts by the Mexican government to pushback against the policies of the new occupant of the White House.
As elections approach, will Liberia be able to keep its peace?
Some of the tensions still troubling Liberian life have deep social and historical roots.
Opposition to Óscar Romero’s canonization was ‘political,’ Archbishop Paglia says
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the postulator for the cause of Blessed Óscar Romero, experienced firsthand pushback against the archbishop’s canonization.
Features
Zombie Catholics vs. French Secularism
The rise of “zombie Catholics” in French politics may indicate a renewed energy in the French church.
Faith in Focus
Can Catholics dissent from Pope Francis’ teaching on the family? Wrong question.
March 19 marks the one-year anniversary of the publication of “Amoris Laetitia.”
How the Catholic Worker showed me what it means to be Catholic
Young and old, educated and mentally impaired, healthy and addicted, they wrapped strong and weak arms around us and they held us up.
Books
Critic, curator, broadcaster and scoundrel: the man behind the epic documentary “Civilisation”
Robert Hosmer reviews “Kenneth Clark: Life, Art and Civilization” by James Stourton.
A Polish poet veers into science fiction
Frank Freeman reviews “The Mountains of Parnassus” by Czeslaw Milosz.
A Russian-American family encounters a hostile homeland
Teresa Donnellan reviews “The Patriots” by Sana Krasikov.
Examining the American peace movement prior to World War I
Mark J. Davis reviews “War Against War: The American Fight for Peace” by Michael Kazin.
Rod Dreher: Common ground is less important than “being faithful” for Christians
An interview with the author of ‘The Benedict Option’
What Rod Dreher gets right in “The Benedict Option” is just as important as what he gets wrong.
Patrick Gilger, S.J., reviews “The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation” by Rod Dreher.
Music
The Vague Christianity of Folk Rock
Mumford and Sons, The Head and the Heart, Hozier and other artists use Christian language in their secular songs. Should Christians care?
Television
Pope Francis on Netflix: from the slums of Argentina to the halls of the Vatican
“Call Me Francis” is unafraid to delve into Francis’ intellectual conflicts. But neither is it afraid to be funny.
Poetry
from “Strange City,” a manuscript in progress
These poems come from a developing collection about concurrent cancer diagnoses for poet Dan O’Brien and his wife.
The Word
I Make All Things New
Anyone who has undertaken a new way of life knows how challenging it is to leave behind old ways of thinking. Living out the resurrection requires such a transformation.
Incredible Things Today
Luke teaches disciples of every era how to recognize Jesus even when they do not expect him.
Last Take
Sanctifying the Acela Corridor: My travels with St. Katharine Drexel
“What about you?” It’s the question St. Katharine, homegrown saint of the Northeast’s Acela Corridor, heard from Pope Leo XIII.
Faith
I Make All Things New
Anyone who has undertaken a new way of life knows how challenging it is to leave behind old ways of thinking. Living out the resurrection requires such a transformation.
Zombie Catholics vs. French Secularism
The rise of “zombie Catholics” in French politics may indicate a renewed energy in the French church.
Fr. Matt Malone: Agreeing to disagree with Franklin Graham
At the risk of sounding patronizing, I have no doubt that the Reverend Graham’s faith is deeply felt and that his views are sincerely held.
Easter Joy
Easter is also a reminder, one we do need, that bad news is never the last word.
Sanctifying the Acela Corridor: My travels with St. Katharine Drexel
“What about you?” It’s the question St. Katharine, homegrown saint of the Northeast’s Acela Corridor, heard from Pope Leo XIII.
Incredible Things Today
Luke teaches disciples of every era how to recognize Jesus even when they do not expect him.
Rod Dreher: Common ground is less important than “being faithful” for Christians
An interview with the author of ‘The Benedict Option’
Opposition to Óscar Romero’s canonization was ‘political,’ Archbishop Paglia says
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the postulator for the cause of Blessed Óscar Romero, experienced firsthand pushback against the archbishop’s canonization.
Can Catholics dissent from Pope Francis’ teaching on the family? Wrong question.
March 19 marks the one-year anniversary of the publication of “Amoris Laetitia.”
How the Catholic Worker showed me what it means to be Catholic
Young and old, educated and mentally impaired, healthy and addicted, they wrapped strong and weak arms around us and they held us up.
Magazine
What does Catholic health care reform look like? Our readers overwhelmingly gave one answer.
Many readers who thought health care reform should include universal coverage commented that, as Catholics, they think health care should address their concern for every human life.
The Letters
Let us pray for Pope Francis, that his vision for our church changes hearts and minds, and for unity, instead of division.
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