Christian communities can criticize and resist current trends toward faith deconstruction, but they may only succeed in pushing more people out into the wilderness where they are less likely to find the life-giving waters for which they thirst.
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Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Excerpt: Jimmy Carter’s struggle to separate church and state
Both as president and private citizen, Jimmy Carter has relied on God’s guidance. In an excerpt from his new biography, Jonathan Alter examines this constant in Carter’s life.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
What Abraham Lincoln found reading the Book of Job amid civil war
What role does religion have to play for a leader facing his darkest hours? In the midst of civil war, in the valley of despair, Abraham Lincoln grappled with this question.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Jesuit Karl Rahner on what it means to love Jesus
The Christian of the future, as Karl Rahner, S.J. once suggested, will be one who has experienced a life-changing encounter with the living Jesus Christ.
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What vote will best protect the sanctity of life? Prudence must decide.
We are not contradicting Catholic doctrine in looking, with Pope Francis, to the full range of issues affected by our vote.
Posted inFaith, Features
Religious orders have saved the church before—and they can do it today
It is some comfort to recall that Catholics have already survived many difficult periods like our own.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Study: Teens’ religious practice less than that of their parents
A Pew Research Center study released in September shows that teens’ religious practice is less than that of their parents. The lessened observance cuts across all denominational lines.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Can Ignatian spirituality teach us to engage prayerfully in civic life?
The Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States released a new document to aid Catholics as this year’s election draws nearer.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
My father lost his Catholic faith—but God never left him
My father turned away from religion. While reading his old letters, I got a glimpse of some of his earlier experiences with the Church.
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Diocese of Joliet to partner with nonprofit for Latino leaders initiative
In a new initiative, the Diocese of Joliet, Ill. will partner with the Leadership Roundtable to train Latino leaders in serving the church in the United States.