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Religious Life
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Pope Francis recognizes martyrdom of an Oklahoma priest killed in Guatemala
Father Stanley Rother is the first recognized martyr from the United States.
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Two Saints on a Single Day: the Anglican and the Jesuit
Two saintly Christians separated by only a few decades in time.
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The patron of ‘America’ was the archetype of the radical underground priest.
The Jesuits at the magazine saw themselves as ministering in a country hostile to the Catholic faith and so chose Edmund Campion as their patron.
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How one of the most controversial priests of the ’60s sees God today
‘The universe is God’s workplace, and creation is an ongoing project.’
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Can religion ever be considered in isolation?
“All of us come from a place we mistake for universal,” Kenneth L. Woodward explains, “So you should know something of mine.”
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Heaven is a place for self-improvement in a new NBC comedy
The afterlife. For as long as we have been around, we have fashioned stories about how you get there, who lives there and what happens when you arrive.
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Mass at Wrigley Field? This priest holds it every week for the Cubs
“Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would do this with the Cubs and be a priest,” said Father Burke Masters.
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How Alexander Hamilton defended the rights of Catholics in a young America
When many saw Catholics as untrustworthy citizens, Hamilton argued for their full inclusion as American citizens.
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Waiting to hear about the new Jesuit superior general, and remembering my time as a delegate
The congregation has spoken, and we are happy with their choice of Father Arturo Sosa as our new superior general.