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Arts & CultureBooks
Nicholas Farnham
The testimonies in Susan Celia Greenfield’s new book suggest there may be another important way to approach the alleviation of homelessness, by encouraging the growth of “life skills empowerment” programs such as have been initiated by faith-based organizations in New York City in the past 30 years.
Politics & SocietyNews
Brenda Nettles Riojas - Religion News Service
A 10-year-old girl from McAllen, Tex., is recognized for her efforts in helping the homeless in her hometown.
Demonstrators wave Lebanese flags during an anti-government protest on a highway in Jal el-Dib Oct. 23, 2019. The Oct. 29 resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri followed 13 days of massive country-wide demonstrations. (CNS photo/Alkis Konstantinidis, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Tony Homsy, S.J.
Conditions in Lebanon have been so bad for so long that most people seemed to have come to accept a profound level of government dysfunction. But this summer a series of difficulties—from wildfires raging across the countryside to a national shortage in fuel—highlighted the costs of government mismanagement and financial ineptitude.
FaithLast Take
John Gehring
Christianity is not a collection of abstract principles that can be reduced to parsing and defending faceless propositions.
Arts & CultureBooks
Emma Winters
Members of Generation Z are proving themselves to be resilient and thoughtful activists, and current young adult books are following their gaze toward social justice issues.
Politics & SocietyNews
Colleen Dulle
The Kings Bay Plowshares 7, a group of Catholic activists who broke into Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in April 2018, were found guilty of three felonies and a misdemeanor each, including trespassing and defacing federal government property.