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FaithShort Take
Pia de Solenni
The more women learn about their bodies and experience the direct impact of hormonal contraception, the more this growing minority looks for alternatives.
An oral contraceptive tray is seen among several packages of colorful pills on a counter.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Teresa S. Collett
Natural family planning rebuts the basic assumptions of the sexual revolution and the idea that sex is primarily a recreational activity, “safe” between any two people with the proper pills.
Two young women sit on the grass beneath the main entrance sign to Trinity Washington University, in Washington D.C., and smile toward the camera. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Jonathan Malesic
Many Catholic colleges are facing an existential crisis. The prudent strategy is to identify what makes them distinctive and seek a niche where they can flourish.
A dried palm cross on an otherwise empty circular teak plate surrounded by palms
FaithShort Take
Joe Donahue
When the church allowed meat on Fridays, the intent was not to end the call for penance. Friday penance outside of Lent can now have a more personal nature, drawing each of us closer to God.
The torso of a man pulling a silver-and-black handgun from under his jacket, on a city street with several pedestrians visible behind him.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Firmin DeBrabander
The Supreme Court has thrown out even widely accepted and eminently sensible restrictions on guns. It is time for the U.S. bishops to call out the lawmakers and judges who enable our culture of violence.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Dwayne David Paul
Thoughtfully administered affirmative action, as endorsed by the U.S. bishops decades ago, is an incontrovertible part of our shared task to fight racism and promote equal opportunity.