The Justice Department is vowing to enforce a federal ban on marijuana, even as some states try to move toward full legalization.
Health and Wellness
Posted inFaith, Last Take
How can we cure cataracts on the soul?
It is not just our eyes that become brittle and inflexible as we age. Our hearts can, too.
Posted inArts & Culture, Last Take
What is the link between mental suffering and artistic creativity?
Robert Lowell, a leader in the confessional poetry movement, suffered from bipolar disorder.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
How Cardinal Law’s death could retraumatize survivors
For those who were sexually abused by priests, the news of Cardinal Bernard Law’s death evoked an avalanche of emotions.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Learning to pray on the pediatric oncology ward
Healing for my baby daughter was the hardest thing to ask for. I was afraid of false hope.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
How a new Catholic resource is serving those living with H.I.V./AIDS in Britain
In our churches and parishes there can be an enforced invisibility for people living with H.I.V./AIDS. Myths, misunderstanding and prejudice still abound.
Posted inFaith, News
Spaghetti Bowl: Fitness, camaraderie part of U.S. seminary life in Rome
“Sometimes we can get so caught up in focusing on the soul and our prayer, which is incredibly important, but we also need to take care of our physical bodies.”
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The spirituality of the Sunday long run
“The Church of the Long Run” has become an important practice for Christians across denominations.
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Chasing Likes: Confessions of an Instagram addict
There’s a big difference between engagement and encounter.
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What would Jesus do about Artificial Intelligence? Become more human.
It is not technology we should fear. It is ourselves.