Mary Gordon finds that her childhood and that of former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway were strangely similar—and yet diverged in telling ways.
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Posted inFaith, Features
Flexible Catholic workplaces aren’t just good for parents. They’re also good for the church.
While Catholic employers still have a long way to go in figuring out sustainable maternity leave policies, most are missing another easily implemented opportunity to support women and families more generally: offering part-time, flexible jobs.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
‘We want the whole church to be there’: Bishop Cozzens on his hopes for the eucharistic revival
On the season premiere of “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria speaks with Bishop Andrew Cozzens about the meaning of the Eucharist, the eucharistic revival and the importance of encounter in creating missionary disciples.
Posted inFaith, News
Christianity will lose majority status in the U.S. by 2070 if past trends continue
If trends of the past 30 years continue for the next 50, Christianity will lose its majority status in the United States by 2070, according to a new demographic study by the Pew Research Center.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
So, you tuned out the news this summer. Here are 15 Catholic stories you might have missed.
Here are 15 big Catholic stories you might have missed from the last three months.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.S. bishops praise Congressional bills to help women and families in Labor Day statement
This year’s annual Labor Day statement from the U.S. bishops touts two bills awaiting action in Congress as being helpful to children, women and families: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and an expansion of the federal child tax credit.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Principal under investigation for saying he wouldn’t hire Catholics: ‘It’s like they’re brainwashed’
When asked why he does not want to hire Catholics, the Connecticut public school principal said that if someone is “raised a hardcore Catholic, it’s like they’re brainwashed. You can never change their mindset.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture
‘The Catholic Cartoon’: This 19-year-old wants to bring a comic from Instagram to your parish bulletin
Joshua Masterson, the writer and illustrator of “The Catholic Cartoon,” uses modern technology to embrace an old-school cartoonist’s style.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
A quintessentially American question: How can I find God?
From 1995: James Martin, S.J., asked a number of the leading figures of American Catholicism to answer a short but complicated question: How can I find God?
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
‘You will eventually find God whether you want to or not’: Perspectives on the search for God
In 1995, James Martin, S.J., asked a number of the leading figures of American Catholicism to answer a short but complicated question: How can I find God? In 1997, he returned to the question with a new group of interlocutors.