Colleges and universities need to broaden their call to discipleship to stretch beyond the campus.
Catholic Identity
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Why can’t there be a magazine out there that doesn’t make women feel terrible?
For millions of women around the world, women’s magazines—from Teen Vogue and Seventeen to Cosmopolitan and Glamour—have played a pivotal role in the way we are taught to view ourselves. These publications condition the way we view our hair, bodies, sexuality and relationships. But what are the damaging effects these publications can have on women? […]
Posted inFaith, News
Facing a “post-Christian” society: Chaput and Gomez tackle cultural change at Napa Institute conference
The NAPA Institute held its seventh annual conference in California last week. The conference featured a number of theologians, politicians, and clergy, including Archbishops Charles Chaput and Jose Gomez.
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‘We are bridge builders’: Maronite Catholic youth gather in Lebanon
Nearly 500 young people from other countries joined 1,000 Maronite Catholic youths from Lebanon for World Maronite Youth Days.
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Papal nuncio: The world ‘sorely needs’ Boy Scouts’ values of generosity and service
Archbishop Pierre said the Scouts are called to be “leaven” in a world today that “is plagued by isolation, selfishness and individualism. In contrast, Scouts know something about being together, including others, and teamwork.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
God hates divorce. But God doesn’t hate divorced people.
I thought I had the perfect Catholic fairy tale: Meet and a date a former seminarian. Seven months after I got married, my world was utterly shattered.
Posted inArts & Culture, Faith
Usain Bolt is the greatest Catholic athlete in the world.
Usain Bolt has become a living legend in a track event that is known for creating superstars. His pre- and post-race rituals are purely Catholic, and yet the faith of one of the world’s most talked-about athletes is an open secret.
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Court rules church did not discriminate based on gender, affirms right to hire employees who ‘advance faith’
A court ruled unanimously that the New York Archdiocese did not discriminate against a school principal when it chose not renew her contract.
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Independence Day: Sharing in sin, success and beer
This week the United States celebrated the Fourth of July: a day where people gather with friends and families, drinking Budweisers and eating hot dogs. In these spaces, many Americans discuss the country’s greatness, its independence. For others, these conversations around the grill take a more critical tone, with many wondering if, in fact, the United […]
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Making it in the (secular) (white) media as a Catholic Latina
This week, we talk Latina identity, journalism and more with Juleyka Lantigua-Williams. She is the former senior supervising producer and editor of NPR’s Code Switch and a former staff writer at The Atlantic. She has covered issues ranging from women’s rights at home and abroad, environmental justice, U.S. immigration policy, poverty, maternal health, early childhood development […]