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LuElla D'Amico is an associate professor of English and coordinator of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Tex.
FaithFaith in Focus
LuElla D'Amico
We need to remember that even in the middle of dealing with whatever big thing is happening now: We are alive.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
LuElla D'Amico
Too often, Catholics expect Pope Francis to reflect their personal or political convictions perfectly, forgetting that he is the head of a global church, not of a political party of any particular country.
Illustration of young woman sitting cross-legged and meditating, while people in a circle around her converse and look at their phones.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
LuElla D'Amico
Let us cultivate universities and workplaces where the contemplative life is valued, where introverts and extroverts alike can thrive, and where every person can feel recognized.
FaithFaith in Focus
LuElla D'Amico
Hallmark movies are inherently a part of the Christmas season and remind viewers over and over that it’s possible to find love after grief.
Arts & CultureIdeas
LuElla D'Amico
I may not have wanted to talk to my family or friends about Judy Blume’s book, ‘Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.’ But I did talk to God.
Justice Hardy, a writer on the television series "True Lies," holds up a sign as members of The Writers Guild of America picket outside Warner Bros. Studios, on May 2, 2023, in Burbank, Calif. The use of ChatGPT is as controversial in the entertainment industry as it is in schools. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
LuElla D'Amico
Even writing instructors are being pressured to use ChatGPT, and to allow their students to use it. But if allow such shortcuts in the creative process, we endanger our students’ psychological development.
FaithFaith in Focus
LuElla D'Amico
In this episode of “Bluey,” Chilli learns that there is little to gain in comparing her children to others, or comparing herself to other moms, an important reminder for Catholic moms, too
Arts & CultureBooks
LuElla D'Amico
Jane Austen’s literary genius lies in the fact that she crafts stories that impart the most pressing of human concerns in what seem at first the most mundane of experiences. It makes her a valuable guide to life.