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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers attach a chain to a detained person on Jan. 27 in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
In the face of dangerous nativism and the possibility of state violence through deportation, the church will be challenged to offer a compelling and credible response.
A Reflection for Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill
Without the innkeeper, the parable of the Good Samaritan falls apart and the good deed falls short.
The ‘ordo amoris’ was never about loving less or more narrowly.
Shouldering a tradition known as the “Bishops’ Bet” -- a friendly wager between the Catholic spiritual guides of the respective dioceses of the Super Bowl teams -- the two leaders promised to send a $500 donation to the charity of the other’s choice.
Octavia Butler, the Black science fiction writer who died in 2006, did not just create imaginary worlds with parallels to ours. Sometimes she created worlds that are eerily a little too much like our own.
The U.S. bishops have been measured in their response to the new administration’s avalanche of activity, reserving sharp criticism on points of divergence while not hesitating to praise him for his actions in areas where they find alignment.
Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi places a wreath during a memorial ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the 2023 Hamas attack at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel, on Oct. 27, 2024. (Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Catholics should affirm the Jewish people’s right to self-determination in their ancestral homeland, acknowledging Israel as a place of refuge and security for Jews worldwide.
I am a woman at war within myself, in sight of two well-armed realities, my faith life suspended in the center. I think of the two sides of this spiritual DMZ as Creed and Culture.
Eighth-grade homeschool student Esther Sanchez does schoolwork in her living room in Chula Vista, Calif., on Oct. 1, 2024. Figures of the Virgin Mary with child and a crucifix can be seen on the wall behind her. (OSV News photo/Carlos A. Moreno)
Prohibiting homeschooling parents from using parish facilities can make it more difficult for them to provide a comprehensive Catholic education.