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A historical photo of the Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini seated at a piano.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Christopher Sandford
Giacomo Puccini, the composer of “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly,” has been called the world’s most popular songwriter, and with good reason.
FaithFaith in Focus
Valerie Schultz
My plan was not to read three books in a row about death. But I just did.
On Oct. 9, a flood damaged home along the Swannanoa River in Asheville, N.C., where residents will face a long road to recovery. Photo by Kevin Clarke.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Helene’s devastation is offering a hard lesson: No community or U.S. region can consider itself safe from the extreme weather events that global warming is seeding and supercharging.
FaithFaith and Reason
W. Shawn McKnight
Collaboration and compassion are two keys to a bishop's role in a synod church, argues the Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, the bishop of Jefferson City, Mo.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
John W. Miller
With Pennsylvania widely considered the most crucial of the seven 2024 swing states and America feeling stuck in a winter of discord haunted by the specter of political violence, I decided to report on the election from Punxsutawney.
FaithInterviews
Timothy RadcliffeRicardo da Silva, S.J.
On an episode of “Preach,” Timothy Radcliffe discussed his approach to preparing for retreats, including the one he gave—and has just given again—to the synod delegates.