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Arts & CultureIdeas
Jim McDermott
I am not a fan of billionaire space flights. But then I watched Mr. Shatner weep like he had seen the face of God when he got back to Earth.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Keara Hanlon
Creators Taika Waititi and Sterlin Harjo deliver a show with impressive emotional range that achieves an honest portrayal of the hardships that many Indigenous communities face.
Politics & SocietyIdeas
Kevin Jackson
Kyrie Irving had no chance to convince us that he was a neutral party in the vaccine debate because the style of his speech would not allow it.
FaithNews
Julie Asher - Catholic News Service
Close to 12,200 people in the Archdiocese of San Francisco have joined the “Rose and Rosary for Nancy” campaign launched by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone.
FaithFaith in Focus
Patrick Hyde
Whatever a person’s experiences and fears of confession have been, going to confession behind a partition has a tremendous amount to offer us.
Arts & CultureBooks
Ciaran Freeman
Sally Rooney writes for an audience that lacks faith in an institutional church, yet yearns for something to believe in. She writes for me and my friends.
FaithPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
In addition to the difficulty of changing the attitudes of Catholics accustomed to a “command and control model” of church, the synod faces several logistical challenges.
Arts & CultureMusic
Sarah Vincent
“Montero” can offer new perspectives into the realities of Black queerness; for some, including some Catholics, it might even give a voice to their own experiences.
FaithFaith in Focus
Lucy Soucek
If the baby was born alive and they waited for the priest to make it over to the hospital, they ran the risk that the baby might die before the priest arrived to perform the sacrament of baptism.
FaithExplainer
James T. Keane
Is St. Irenaeus really a doctor, or does he just play one on TV? Does he rush to someone’s aid on an airplane? Might he collaborate with Dr. Dre?
Politics & SocietyJesuitical
Jesuitical
On Oct. 27, 2018, 11 people attending Shabbat services were killed at the ​​Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburg. When the public’s attention moved on, journalist Mark Oppenhiemer didn’t look away.
Suspected gang members are presented to the media in San Salvador, El Salvador, in November 2020. (CNS photo/Jose Cabezas, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
El Salvador’s contemporary death squads do not engage in political liquidation. Their targets have largely been criminal suspects or innocent bystanders caught up in the violence.
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
Gloria Purvis
Division Street ran through Atchison, Kan. It divided the community along racial lines until a local advocacy group, Atchison United, lobbied to change it. But some Catholics in the city resisted the effort.
Politics & SocietyYour Take
Our readers
Christopher Braun wrote an article for America, “Is violent revenge against terrorists moral? Just war theory says no.” The following responses were submitted shortly after the article was published.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
We are reminded not to be consumed with things that distract from the focus of the season of Advent.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
The feast of Christ the King is an opportunity to think about ways that we promote God’s kingdom in the world.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
The themes of power, timeliness and anticipation are prominent.
FaithThe Word
Jaime L. Waters
The readings present two women as models of living charitably, selflessly showing kindness to others.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Kathryn Simmonds
Four scaffolded years risking a fall like Adam’s
Arts & CulturePoetry
Bryce Taylor
Whether you’re pie or cider some of you will be human