When you have thoroughly internalized the idea that you ought to be taking up less space than you do, Lizzo is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen.
Health and Wellness
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Emmy nominee ‘Severance’ explores how we handle grief in a world obsessed with productivity
‘Severance’ critiques the faceless American company, for whom workers are interchangeable cogs and poor mental health is the collateral damage of productivity.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Clean eating and self-care are no substitute for confession
The wellness industry is redefining purity as a form of escapism from one’s own moral impurity. Diet has become a substitute for a genuine attempt to be a better person.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The secret to aging—physically and spiritually—with grace
Walking the walk has always been my metaphor of choice for growing closer to God, for following the path to a sturdier faith, for keeping my feet on holy ground. Who am I if I am unable to walk?
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
How old is too old to lead? Joe Biden and Pope Francis have people asking.
Pope Francis, 85, and U.S. President Joseph Biden, 79, have engaged questions about their age and capacity to lead differently, offering clues about their leadership styles and priorities.
Posted inFaith, Features
Should Catholics diet?
If we can accept that God loves us as we are, that we are worthy of love at any size, is it wrong to also desire to be thinner and to take steps to reach that goal?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Catholics should care about restricting cigarettes
Catholics have an opportunity to approach tobacco policy for what it is—a pro-life issue.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Who is more judgmental: Planet Fitness or the Catholic Church?
The fact is, no one—no church or priest, friendly gym or unfriendly one—can judge us without our cooperation.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis reassures bishops that resigning ‘does not cross his mind’
“I want to live my mission as long as God allows me and that’s it,” Francis said when asked about his health by Brazilian bishops.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: Visit the elderly—together and often
In his general audience, Pope Francis implored Catholics to take care of the elderly as a community of faith.