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Politics & SocietyShort Take
José Luis Castro
Donald Trump’s gains among Hispanics in 2024 are a wake-up call for Democrats.
FaithFaith in Focus
Joe Laramie, S.J.
If heaven is like a wedding banquet, then purgatory may be understood as preparation for a great celebration. It is not a dreary waiting room at the D.M.V., but a place of lively hope.
FaithNews
Lauretta Brown - OSV News
The incident allegedly involved the priest touching a female student’s long hair during a presentation as he was joking with about 200 students gathered to venerate the relic.
FaithThe Word
Victor Cancino, S.J.
December 1, 2024, The First Sunday of Advent: What are the readings trying to communicate as this season of hope begins? “There will be signs,” is all that Jesus says.
FaithNews
OSV News
Spanish Cardinal Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, who dedicated his priestly life and ministry to building bridges between Catholics and Muslims, died in Rome Nov. 25 at the age of 72.
Members of the Mozambique military patrol the streets of Maputo, the nation's capital, on Nov. 8, 2024, a day after a “national shutdown” against protests over the outcome of general elections. (OSV News photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
After another disputed election, street protests wrack Mozambique. while a northern province, Cabo Delgado, endures a deadly Islamist insurrection.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
Enforcement tactics do not in the end deter asylum seekers, who are typically fleeing life-threatening circumstances, but stricter enforcement does push border crossers to more dangerous paths.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
In “a note of accompaniment” to the final document, the pope made clear that Catholic bishops throughout the world are to lead their churches in building a synodal and missionary church in the 21st century.
FaithPodcasts
Preach
Sam Sawyer, S.J., editor-in-chief of America Media, returns to “Preach” to discuss his Advent homily series, designed to be more cohesive than the usual week-to-week, stand-alone Sunday homilies that preachers typically prepare.
FaithFeatures
Simcha Fisher
If foster care works as it is designed to, that sacrifice will lead to goodbyes. The tension can be brutal. It’s also profoundly Christlike.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“What I’d like to see is the breaking down of this notion that there are the professional Christians—who are the priests, the bishops, the religious and many lay people—and the recognition that we’re all part of this together.”
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Pope Francis has announced he will travel to the French island of Corsica on Dec. 15, visiting France just a week after the scheduled reopening of Notre Dame that he will not be attending.
FaithFaith
Therese Cory
Aquinas’ embrace of insights from Greek, Muslim and Jewish thinkers stems from his passionate pursuit of the truth about God and creatures—a pursuit that demands an open heart.
FaithScripture Reflections
Ashley McKinless
What looks like a half empty pint glass would overflow a teacup. And we can actually control the size of our glass.
FaithScripture Reflections
Leilani Fuentes
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Leilani Fuentes
FaithScripture Reflections
Jackson Goodman
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jackson Goodman
FaithScripture Reflections
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
A Reflection for Monday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
FaithFaith in Focus
Margaret Anne Mary Moore
I use a motorized wheelchair and communication device because of my disability, cerebral palsy. Parishes were not prepared to accommodate my needs nor were they always willing to recognize my abilities.
Nicole Scherzinger as ‘Norma Desmond’ and Hannah Yun Chamberlain as ‘Young Norma’ in “Sunset Blvd” on Broadway at the St. James Theatre (photo: Marc Brenner).
Arts & CultureTheater
Rob Weinert-Kendt
Age and its relationship to stardom is the animating subject of “Sunset Blvd,” “Tammy Faye” and “Death Becomes Her.”
Arts & CultureFilm
John Anderson
What separates “Bonhoeffer” from the myriad instructive Holocaust biographies and melodramas is its timing.