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In contrast to the deadening effects of fences and walls, opportunity zones can facilitate investment on the United States-Mexico border and help develop the workforce of the future. (iStock/CampPhoto)
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Edward F. CullenDerrick H. Lewis
Forget the antiquated concept of walls. Opportunity zones can secure the border while providing economic opportunity to both workers and investors.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. (iStock/AndreyKrav)
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles
During African-American History Month, we should embrace the radical Dr. King, who focused on the “triple American evils of racism, materialism and militarism.”
Cell phones say: “You are not worthy of my time or attention.” (iStock/gorodenkoff)
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Ryan Duns, S.J.
A theology professor decides there is no other option: Cell phones are incompatible with spiritual reflection.
Programs in electricity, plumbing and other practical skills can allow students to get high-paying jobs immediately after high school graduation. In some cases, they earn enough to return to school. (iStock/Georgijevic)
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Mary McAuliffe
Catholic high schools should not be limited to the college-bound. In order to serve all communities, they must also serve students who wish to avoid college debt and to go straight into the workforce.
Native American protestors hold hands with parishioner Nathanial Hall, right, during a group prayer outside the Catholic Diocese of Covington on Jan. 22, 2019, in Covington, Ky. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Marlene Lang
The furor over a chance meeting between Catholic high school students and Native American protesters underscores the need to listen and learn from indigenous voices.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
​Helen Alvaré
The extensive New York Times series in support of legal abortion unfolds as if the last 46 years of the abortion debate following Roe v. Wade never happened and did not need to.