Of Many Things
New technologies are a conduit for evangelization
We must see new technologies as opportunities for evangelization and solidarity rather than scary, bewildering forces that can only pull us apart.
Letters
The Letters
Letters to the editor
Your Take
What role does social media play in your life?
Our readers ranked interpersonal relationships as the area of their lives most positively and negatively affected by social media.
Editorials
The Editors: The Vatican’s sex abuse summit is a time for decisive action
Hopes are high (perhaps too high) that the summit will bring about significant and lasting change.
The tragedy of abortion absolutism and how the pro-life movement can respond
Some consciences are being woken to recognize the tragedy of abortion—that is an opportunity for pro-lifers.
Short Take
Beyond ‘I have a dream’: It’s time to take Martin Luther King Jr. out of the box
During African-American History Month, we should embrace the radical Dr. King, who focused on the “triple American evils of racism, materialism and militarism.”
Dispatches
Infographic: Peace-building dollars at risk
A new report says that military budgets continue to spiral upward, but global spending on peace initiatives is already low and is further endangered by domestic politics.
Mexico stays neutral in Venezuela crisis, calls for international summit
Mexico’s call for a summit is the latest twist in a crisis that continues to divide the world after Venezuela’s embattled socialist president, Nicolás Maduro, was sworn in for a second term.
Panama mosque offers free water to World Youth Day pilgrims
While hundreds of vendors sold water to the thirsty, the Muslim community at the oldest mosque in Panama City gave it away for free near a banner that said, “Welcome Pilgrim Friends.”
Bishop Stowe: Why the MAGA hats at the March for Life?
Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Ky., wrote that in a newspaper column this week that he was “astonished” that students at the March for Life would be aligned with the “Make America Great Again” movement.
Despite ‘zero poverty’ promise in Argentina, poverty is on the rise
Soup lines are longer, more people depend on charities to get by, and more live on the streets or have joined the burgeoning populations of Argentina’s impoverished villas.
Features
What Black Lives Matter can teach Catholics about racial justice
The Black Lives Matter movement has grown to become the first major racial justice movement in the United States since the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s.
Why today’s criminal justice reform efforts won’t end mass incarceration
If we really want to scale back our reliance on prison, we need to change how we approach violence, and most people—politicians, reformers, the public—seem unwilling to do this.
Faith and Reason
Without the love of neighbor, there is no salvation
Being a Christian, a partner in the paschal mystery, means sacrificing, thinking of others, following Jesus—even to laying down one’s life for others.
Faith in Focus
What’s the deal with Ignatian yoga? A skeptical Jesuit finds out.
People love yoga. People love the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola. Mash the two together, and you have created a nice, marketable concept that can sweep a bundle of folks into the arms of the Lord and/or the Society of Jesus.
Ideas
The Spiritual Case Against the Mobile Office
In the age of “Hot Desks” and “Hoteling,” we need to look to Jesus, the great sitter.
Books
Review: The ethics of medicine
Have you ever wondered why a snake entwined on a staff is a symbol of medicine? Or why doctors take an oath to practice medicine?
Review: A radical approach to combatting throwaway culture
“If there is one word to describe modern culture,” writes Haley Stewart, “it might be unsatisfied. No matter how much we have, it’s never enough.” The Grace of Enough by Haley Stewart Ave Maria Press, 192p $16.95 In her new book, The Grace of Enough: Pursuing Less and Living More in a Throwaway Culture, Stewart…
Review: Refugees and the rhetoric of love
Through their stories, we too are allowed to cry and hope with these blessed ones.
Review: Los Angeles in letters
Los Angeles is a city that grabs you by the arm—nearly by the throat—and insists you hear another explanation of what it means.
Film
Lessons from Notre Dame’s Father Hesburgh for a divided country
The new documentary ‘Hesburgh’ highlights stories of bridge building by the legendary university president
Television
Is ‘Watership Down’ really for kids?
A new Netflix miniseries brings out the story’s aspects of adventure and conflict, with occasionally pulse-pounding results.
Poetry
Andalusian Hours
I see them lining up for slaughter,/ Judas at the head of the pack/ grunting his way to survival, while my/ pigs do not stand a chance, doomed creatures/ that they are, and it’s a good thing.
The Word
What does it mean to be a child of God?
Living the Gospel makes us like the Father; this is what it means to be a child of God.
Does your behavior reflect God’s love?
It is not enough for disciples to believe; their behavior must reveal God as the model for every deed.
Last Take
Why we need both God and medicine to overcome trauma
I have found that praying 15 minutes every day is an important form of self-care.
Faith
New technologies are a conduit for evangelization
We must see new technologies as opportunities for evangelization and solidarity rather than scary, bewildering forces that can only pull us apart.
What’s the deal with Ignatian yoga? A skeptical Jesuit finds out.
People love yoga. People love the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola. Mash the two together, and you have created a nice, marketable concept that can sweep a bundle of folks into the arms of the Lord and/or the Society of Jesus.
The Editors: The Vatican’s sex abuse summit is a time for decisive action
Hopes are high (perhaps too high) that the summit will bring about significant and lasting change.
What does it mean to be a child of God?
Living the Gospel makes us like the Father; this is what it means to be a child of God.
Does your behavior reflect God’s love?
It is not enough for disciples to believe; their behavior must reveal God as the model for every deed.
Panama mosque offers free water to World Youth Day pilgrims
While hundreds of vendors sold water to the thirsty, the Muslim community at the oldest mosque in Panama City gave it away for free near a banner that said, “Welcome Pilgrim Friends.”
Why we need both God and medicine to overcome trauma
I have found that praying 15 minutes every day is an important form of self-care.
Without the love of neighbor, there is no salvation
Being a Christian, a partner in the paschal mystery, means sacrificing, thinking of others, following Jesus—even to laying down one’s life for others.
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The Letters
Letters to the editor
What role does social media play in your life?
Our readers ranked interpersonal relationships as the area of their lives most positively and negatively affected by social media.
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