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FaithFeatures
Blase J. Cupich
Furthering the vision of Cardinal Bernardin with an Integral Ethic of Solidarity
Arts & CulturePoetry
Justin Lacour
proclaiming This is God loving me, even in defeat.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Nicholas Montemarano
Though it felt wrong to sleep, I slept,      and when I woke and remembered, I wept.
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Arts & CultureMusic
Zane Johnson
Heavy metal has the power to name the darkness in the world—the injustice, the suffering, but also the numinous.
FaithLast Take
Colleen Dulle
The Synod on Synodality has the potential to be the church’s most extraordinary event since Vatican II. Will the synod's critics prevail?
Arts & CultureBooks
Richard Viladesau
John E. Thiel of Fairfield University ventures to propose a “thick” eschatology based on the idea of a continuation of the human response to grace into an afterlife in 'Now and Forever: A Theological Aesthetics of Time.'
Arts & CultureBooks
Elizabeth Grace Matthew
'Escape to Florence' stays within the bounds of its own story: the intimate and historical particulars of dual love stories, and the rich Italian backdrop against which both are set.
Arts & CultureBooks
Rob Weinert-Kendt
In 'August Wilson: A Life,' an excellent new biography by Patti Hartigan, we read of the winding path that led Wilson to his ascendance, then delves into the tumults and triumphs of his two decades at the heights of achievement.
FaithYour Take
Our readers
In an essay published on America’s website in September, John F. Baldovin, S.J., examined the theological soundness of making a monetary offering for the sake of “having a Mass said” for an individual.
MagazineJesuit School Spotlight
Michael O’Brien
After a review of his full legacy and life story, BC High has renamed one of its main buildings, originally dedicated to John McElroy, S.J., to reaffirm its commitment to being an antiracist institution.
FaithFaith in Focus
Christin Bothe
We can make major life commitments, and yet also believe in spirit of discernment to make changes in our commitments.
FaithFaith and Reason
Grace J. Wojdak
Discussions around consent should become a commonplace feature of Catholic conversations about sexual ethics. They can serve especially as a corrective to the harmful use of “marital debt” rhetoric within Catholic culture.
Palestinians inspect damages in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, following a Hamas surprise attack at Beach refugee camp, in Gaza City, Oct. 9, 2023. The Hamas-Israel war has entered a new phase, with more than 1,100 dead. (OSV News photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Father Neuhaus: The current military confrontations in the Holy Land are accompanied by a war to control public opinion at home and abroad. The rhetoric used on both sides basically denies the other side’s humanity.
FaithSynod Diary
Zac Davis
The task of becoming a truly synodal church will demand sacrifices from all the baptized, writes Zac Davis.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle interviews Julia McStravog, a senior advisor on the Synod on Synodality at the U.S.C.C.B., to get an inside look into how the U.S. church organized itself to carry out the national and continental phases of the synod, and how those phases inform the ongoing meeting in Rome.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Christine Lenahan
The League is a dating app that operates on exclusivity and ambition. Has it changed the world of online dating?
FaithScripture Reflections
Delaney Coyne
A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Delaney Coyne
FaithShort Take
Thomas J. Reese
Through the centuries, there have been many disputes between Jesuits and Dominicans. But when the Jesuits are in real trouble, they know they can turn to the Dominicans for help.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Many Catholics overcame their antisemitic prejudices to rescue and save Jewish people in danger, “sometimes at the cost of their lives,” some Jewish and Catholic historians said at an international conference.
Protesters outside Leinster House, Dublin, as the Dail resumes after summer recess on Sept. 20. (Press Association via AP Images)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Hargaden
The protest was organized over social media, where it was dubbed “Call to the Dáil,” drawing participants from far-right groups and individuals nurturing a host of grievances and anxieties about contemporary Irish society, from Covid-19 conspiracies to immigration and transgender issues, housing shortages and the economy.