Anna Gazmarian’s ‘Devout’ is an emotional, vulnerable portrait of a woman who was failed by two institutions, both science and religion, that she rightfully believed would help her.
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Posted inFaith, Short Take
Dear U.S. bishops: Here’s how to help JD Vance understand church teaching on migrants
Why can’t the U.S. bishops use their bully pulpit and their extensive media access to issue a public rebuke to JD Vance, as they did to Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi?
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Gratitude, sorrow, suffering and mercy: R.I.P. Greg Hillis
Greg Hillis, who died on the morning of Oct. 8, leaves behind a large and diverse community of family and friends all over the world. For so many of us, he was a true friend in the Lord.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Never outgrow enchantment
A Homily for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Terrance Klein
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Remembering Kris Kristofferson, outlaw and pilgrim
Kris Kristofferson was a Rhodes Scholar, a literary wunderkind and the lyricist behind many songs made famous by more prominent voices. Kristofferson was also—hear me out on this—a man for whom religious faith was an important part of his life.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
A year of anxiety and anguish for the Jewish people
One year after Oct. 7, we live amid a stunning increase in antisemitism. Never in my nearly 40 years as a rabbi have I heard so many expressions of despair from the Jewish community. Never have I come so close to it myself.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
A year of war in Israel and Gaza: Praying for a just and lasting peace
As we approach the anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel, ‘America’ takes a look back at our coverage of the conflict as it unfolded.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Exploding pagers violate international law—and the principles of just war
The church’s teachings on just war place limits on the permissible methods to bring someone to justice. So too does international law, and hiding explosives in everyday items like pagers and walkie-talkies is a violation of the 1899 Hague Convention, which prohibits “treacherous killing.”
Posted inFaith, News
Secretive Synod study group says no to women deacons
Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, the Vatican’s doctrine chief, announced today that “based on the analysis so far…there is still no room for a positive decision” on ordaining women deacons.
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A conversation with God about how loved you are
A Homily for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Terrance Klein