What my teachers gave me did not determine where I would go, but it kept pressing one question: What is your education for?
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Posted inPoetry
They tell us border nets, 10,000 feet high,
What good are great blue herons reflecting our quiet thoughts
Posted inFaith and Reason
Catholic social teaching says all work is good for us—paid or unpaid.
The Catholic social teaching tradition maintains that in its essence and at its best, work can be good for us, an insight social science confirms. This includes all kinds paid work but unpaid work as well.
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The church Pope Francis left us
Welcome to the Catholicism of the rest of our lives.
Posted inFaith and Reason
What A.I. has to do with poverty and human dignity
How can we in the church ensure that the voices of the most vulnerable remain at the center of discussions about artificial intelligence?
Posted inDispatches
The war’s impact on the ‘forgotten’ Christians of Lebanon and Israel
The conflict between the Israeli military and Hezbollah militia has deeply affected Lebanon’s most marginalized populations.
Posted inFeatures
Is the Catholic Church ready for a new wave of converts?
A remarkable thing has been happening in the Catholic Church in the United States over the past few years: growth.
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Sheed & Ward: the unlikely power couple who revolutionized Catholic publishing
As readers mark the centennial of the Sheed & Ward publishing house, we celebrate what “the Sheedwardians”—as that unlikely Catholic power couple sometimes called themselves—meant back in their heyday.
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John Carr: Lessons from 50 years at the intersection of Catholic social teaching and public life
John Carr’s vocation was as a layman working to help the church share, apply and act on the principles of Catholic social teaching. Now retired, he looks back on his 50 years of service and shares lessons learned.
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Roundtable: Five theologians on Tomas Halik’s challenge to the contemporary Christian
Five theologians—Erin Brigham, Michael Kirwan, S.J., Brent Little, the Rev. Robert Imbelli and Rita George-Tvrtković—reflect on Tomas Halik’s ‘The Afternoon of Christianity’ and its relevance for the contemporary Christian.