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Twitter users swapped "pope memes" last week using digitally altered images of Pope Francis celebrating the Eucharist. Was it harmless fun or sacrilege?
Arts & CultureBooks
Charlie Kaufman's debut novel is not for the faint of heart. But it rewards the effort to read through a story about self-perception and the internal monologues that rattle through all of our heads.
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Catholic moral theology can offer some answers.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
Over the summer the Catholic Book Club read John Kennedy Toole’s darkly comic novel, 'A Confederacy of Dunces,' and this fall we are finishing up our discussion of John Howard Griffin’s 'Black Like Me.'
Arts & CultureOf Many Things
Twice a year, America publishes special literary issues devoted in their entirety to the world of literature. In Fall Books 2020, a variety of authors and genres are explored, from fiction to poetry to biography and more.
FaithExplainer
Are the 40 million U.S. Catholics who are registered Democrats facing the fires of hell? Not according to canon law or the U.S. bishops.
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Should Catholic priests or members of religious orders be endorsing political candidates? If it is allowed, is it prudent?
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If President Donald J. Trump wins a second term in November, what will it mean for abortion policy in the United States?
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What would a Biden/Harris presidential win mean for abortion politics in the United States?
FaithShort Take
Archbishop Viganò, marginalized by his own rhetoric, wants to stay in the public spotlight by whatever method possible.