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Armed men stand on the steps at the State Capitol after a rally in support of President Donald Trump in Lansing, Mich., on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kevin Clarke
It can happen again.
Arts & CultureFilm
Molly Cahill
Pete Docter was inspired by Father Martin’s book The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and its insights about Ignatian spirituality.
FaithNews
Catholic News Service
H.R. 5 would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, public education, federal funding, the credit system and jury duty.
Politics & SocietyNews
Yonat Shimron - Religion News Service
A Catholic social justice activist who was knocked to the ground by police during a protest over racism last year has sued the city of Buffalo, its mayor, the police commissioner and several police officers.
FaithInterviews
Erika Rasmussen
After growing up Baptist, Nate Tinner-Williams became a Roman Catholic in December 2019. Now, after a move to New Orleans, he is planning to enter the seminary of the Josephites.
FaithLent Reflections
Sebastian Gomes
One way of repenting during Lent is to acknowledge our narrow attitudes about who is “in” and who is “out.” Jesus’ message is emphatically that everyone is in.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
An interview with Cardinal Leonardi Sandri, the prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Oriental Churches
FaithNews
Richard Szczepanowski - Catholic News Service
The cardinal called it “a great honor and privilege” to offer the prayer at the invitation of Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent, on the program “We Remember 500,000: A National Memorial Service for Covid-19.”
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Patrick Neve
Many Catholic voters feel unrepresented in national politics, but Patrick Neve says to take heart: Local government can address problems more swiftly and effectively.
FaithNews
Dale Gavlak - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis hopes to embark on the first-ever papal visit to the biblical land of Iraq in early March in a spiritual pilgrimage.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Patrick Egwu
The growing attacks on priests and their ministries has left many living in fear. “The security situation is not just bad; it is extremely so,” said Father Bassey. “You want to hurry to get back home; you don’t want to be in a lonely place; you can’t step out and take a stroll.
FaithFaith in Focus
Gustavo García-Siller
This week has brought us all into close contact with human suffering. We are all like the man on the side of the road in the story of the Good Samaritan, beaten and bloody.
FaithFaith in Focus
Christopher Smith, S.J.
We Jesuits hold Peter Claver up and hide behind him.
FaithLent Reflections
Sebastian Gomes
Jesus did not choose Peter because of his righteousness and courage. He chose Peter because he was imperfect, complicated, a sinner.
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
”Enlightening a single conscience is worth the effort and pain of keeping alive the memory of what has been.”
FaithFaith in Focus
Joe Hoover, S.J.
Life is just a very terrible thing at times, and Christ knew it and we know it and the church seems to know it. The church is something that deals, quite unflinchingly, in reality.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
A number of the cardinal’s public statements on the liturgy and other topics reflected a pre-Vatican II traditionalist outlook that at times openly contrasted with the direction given by Pope Francis.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
James T. Keane
Before Rush Limbaugh, there was the notorious “radio priest” of the 1930s and 1940s, Father Charles E. Coughlin.
Registered nurse Shyun Lin gives Alda Maxis, 70, the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 23, 2021. (CNS photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool via Reuters)
FaithShort Take
Charles E. BinkleyDavid S. Kemp
It is morally irresponsible for churches to invite people to worship and receive the sacraments without taking all effective steps to minimize risk.
Police stand outside of Wrigley Field. (Chicago Story Film, LLC)
Arts & CultureTelevision
Rob Weinert-Kendt
For true Chicagoans, theirs is the greatest American city, and also the one most in need of change.