Does capitalism not do it for you? Communism a bit much? There’s another way. This week we’re talking with Nathan Schneider (and his adorable baby, Daniel) about co-ops. Now, that word might bring to mind hippies living together and making vegan meals from the community garden (which Nathan did)—but there are hidden cooperative businesses all around you: REI, […]
Spirituality
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I thought Good Catholics didn’t need therapy. Then I went.
I was Catholic. You pray, you receive the sacraments, you imitate the saints. What more guidance do you need?
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Parishes could do more to support people with depression and anxiety, say America readers
A significant obstacle for Catholics with depression and/or anxiety was the dangerous—and wrongful—interpretation of these conditions as spiritual failures.
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How to keep the Holy Spirit from becoming a slogan
What is to keep any movement or ideology from claiming the authority of the Spirit?
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
What is belief? Discussing ‘American Gods’ episode 3
Is belief still alive in America? What do we mean when we say “I believe in God” or “I believe in America”? This week’s episode of “American Gods” is a great place to start.
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A re-appreciation of Julian of Norwich’s ‘gospel of love’
‘Shewings’ is the first book ever written by a woman in the English language.
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Wading through the strangeness of ‘American Gods’ episode 2
Each week we are gathering four super fans of the show “American Gods”—two Jesuits and two Jesuit grads—to discuss some of the themes and pull out the central questions.
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What writing about our parents can tell us about God
To profess that Jesus was truly human is to insist that he grew as we do.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Where is home? It’s a haunting question for both refugees and Christians.
Like so many others in the French capital region, I have the air of a foreigner.
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Under the Gaze of Dorothy Day: Living with my grandmother’s faith
My grandmother, Dorothy Day, believed that to lose one’s faith was the greatest sadness.