Answering the question of how many kids feels impossible.
Children
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Permanently expand the child tax credit. It’s the pro-life thing to do.
The child poverty rate was cut almost in half after an expansion of the child tax credit. So why did Congress, including many in the pro-life movement, let the expansion lapse?
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Yes, women can (and do) preach in the Catholic Church
On this episode of Preach, Kayla August, our first woman preacher on the show, shares with host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., her passion for preaching and the unique gifts and insights of lay preachers in the church.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Clergy sex abuse is the fault of the institution, not the religion.
Revelations about sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Conference underscore the fact that the modern corporate institution, whether religious or secular, can enable and conceal such abuse.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Giving birth in the US is too dangerous and deadly. Congress has a chance to change that.
Maternal mortality has reached alarming levels in the U.S., especially in the Black community. The Catholic Health Association strongly supports a package of laws to better care for mothers and infants.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
My sister, daughter and the new Barbie all have Down syndrome—here’s how the new doll helps us emulate how Jesus lived
My sister, who has Down syndrome, never had dolls that looked like her growing up. Today, my kids can play with a Barbie who has Down syndrome, which allows all children to welcome people with disabilities.
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I never understood devotion to Mary. Then I had a baby.
My relationship with Mary is complicated. I couldn’t see the appeal of Marian devotion until I had a baby and understood how she embodies the life-giving sacrifice of motherhood.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The works of Brian Doyle remind us of the unique holiness of children and childhood
The writing of Brian Doyle, who died in 2017, hummed with an undercurrent that honors children and invites the reader to adopt their posture of innocence.
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Podcast: What you need to know about Pope Francis, John Paul II and the ‘Vatican Girl’ investigation
In this week’s episode of Inside the Vatican, Ricardo and Gerry discuss the “Vatican Girl” case after Pope Francis defended Pope John Paul II, and the resignation of Hans Zollner, S.J.
Posted inFaith in Focus, Politics & Society
I was at the first Earth Day. And I carry what I learned about care for creation to this day.
The first Earth Day aligned people of all political stripes and cultural backgrounds, because who wouldn’t want to conserve the environment and stop air pollution?