A recent survey found that only 52 percent of U.S. diocesan priests said they trusted their own bishop. This is more than a workplace issue; it is also a deep pastoral challenge.
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Opposing ICE actions against migrants—without dehumanizing ICE agents
I help immigrants file complaints about ICE abuse, but I’ve become increasingly uneasy as I watch protestors employ the tools of the oppressor: mockery and dehumanization.
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James Talarico’s Colbert cancellation and glimpses of a better kind of Christian politics
What might be most important about James Talarico as a political figure is that he understands the pitfalls of political identification and chooses to lead with his faith rather than his political allegiances.
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How Gen Z Catholicism is growing in the digital age
Catholicism can thrive in internet spaces where opinions are regularly challenged, examined and assessed by diverse audiences.
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Catholics need a digital temperance movement to combat online hate
A digital temperance movement would seek to eliminate from our lives all the addictive technologies and platforms that stoke our anger.
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What Olympians understand about American greatness that Trump doesn’t
Lying is not how we become great as a nation. The U.S. Olympic athletes can teach us at this moment that having the honesty and humility to acknowledge our failures and mistakes is required if we want to improve and become great.
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Lent and Ramadan: a time for Catholic-Muslim solidarity amid rising bigotry
The confluence of Lent and Ramadan occurs as bigotry and discrimination against American Muslims are once again surging.
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Talking to Claude: Why Anthropic treats its chatbot like a person—and not a tool
Claude works like a person because it was trained on what people have done. Its greatest source of danger is that it could amplify the most dangerous parts of us.
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Donald Trump and the Dictator Dynamic
Unchecked power destroys the souls of individuals and of nations. As an American who has served as a bishop in Latin America for 13 years, I have watched it happen over and over again.
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The flaws of Christian Zionism
Using biblical texts formulated millennia ago to justify the dispossession of the Palestinian people today is problematic for many reasons.