How the psalms help us see our role creation
Who is God? How do we build our relationship with God?
The (mostly) secret faith life of Hillary Clinton
“I am a person of faith. I am a Christian. I am a Methodist.” Unpacking these assertions sheds light on a rarely talked about dimension of Hillary Clinton.
Of Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.: This election actually could be the most important in a generation
The major-party presidential nominees have dramatically different visions for this country.
Letters
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The Class SystemRe “Commending Phoebe” (Editorial, 8/29): While I am in strong favor of women's ordination to the diaconate, I fear this will only lead to expanding the “class system” that already seems to exist in the diaconate office. Already we have a distinctive separ
Editorials
Why we need to reject ‘tough on crime’ rhetoric
The politics of fear are stalling much needed criminal justice reform.
Faith in Focus
Celibacy at 30 is not just an empty holding pattern
Being single can become the freedom to give myself away in love in ways I hadn’t imagined.
Books
Thomas Jefferson’s life of promoting liberty—underpinned by slavery
Besides having a great mind, Jefferson had a great ego—also for good and ill.
Why the gods should be fully present in history and culture
Orsi traces the rise of “absence” to the religious debates of the 16th century.
Television
Finding God in the mundane, in Polish television
It is hard to say that anything on the small screen has surpassed “Dekalog” since it first aired in 1989.
Poetry
Amaryllis
Why did you welcome it into the house?
The Word
What Psalm 146:9 tells us about God’s watch
If we truly believe that God is on watch for the poor, the widow and the orphan, then now is the time to align ourselves with God’s reign, with Lazarus.
Columns
Father James Martin: Murdered Catholic sisters are martyrs of charity.
These two women, I believe, were more than simply brave.
Current Comment
Debates are rare chances to see candidates outside their bubbles.
We are anxious to find out whether the candidates can engage in the give-and-take with journalists that is essential in a functioning democracy.
The U.S. can and must do more to respond to the Syrian refugee crisis.
On Aug. 29, the Obama administration welcomed the 10,000th Syrian refugee.
Foreign aid for family planning should be about much more than birth control.
American women are having fewer children than at any other time on record.
Faith
What Psalm 146:9 tells us about God’s watch
If we truly believe that God is on watch for the poor, the widow and the orphan, then now is the time to align ourselves with God’s reign, with Lazarus.
Celibacy at 30 is not just an empty holding pattern
Being single can become the freedom to give myself away in love in ways I hadn’t imagined.
When Mother Teresa became a saint
“Mother Teresa, in all aspects of her life, was a generous dispenser of divine mercy.”
No, there’s no rift between Pope Francis and Pope Benedict
Benedict XVI: “Obedience to my successor has always been unquestionable.”
Philosopher's Notebook
What does the American Solidarity Party offer?
Appalled by both Hillary and the Donald?
Signs Of the Times
In South Africa, the Hawks hunt down a crusader against corruption
Just when we thought that the Hawks (the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation) had finally got their claws out of South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, they’re back! Conveniently waiting until after the local elections, they have once again subpoenaed Gordhan regarding
Georgetown Faces Up to Slave History
In order to come to terms with the sale of 272 slaves to two Louisiana businessmen in 1838, Georgetown University and the Jesuits of Maryland should offer a formal apology and enact a series of reforms. They include renaming buildings, offering financial aid to the descendants of those slaves and co
Stop the ‘Cancer’ Of ISIS
Louis Sako called for Muslims to “show the real face of Islam.”
When Mother Teresa became a saint
“Mother Teresa, in all aspects of her life, was a generous dispenser of divine mercy.”
What is Pope Francis’ new Vatican office for?
To promote Catholic social teaching and ensure appropriate assistance to vulnerable people—especially victims of war, refugees and the sick—Pope Francis has established a new Vatican office. In a letter initiated by him and published by the Vatican on Aug. 31, the pope said the new Dicas
News Briefs
A judge in California ruled on Aug. 26 that a group of doctors could continue a court challenge to the state’s new assisted-suicide law but that the law would not be put on hold while they did so. • While hailing a peace agreement that ended 50 years of civil conflict in Colombia, Pope Fr
Vatican Dispatch
No, there’s no rift between Pope Francis and Pope Benedict
Benedict XVI: “Obedience to my successor has always been unquestionable.”
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