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A woman walks past a man sleeping on a sidewalk in Baltimore on June 6, 2023. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Richard A. Levins
Whether we think “they should get jobs” or “the government should take care of them,” too often we regard the poor dispassionately. The story of the good Samaritan is a better place to start.
A close-up of a Catholic wedding ceremony, focusing on the hands of the bride, groom and priest.
FaithShort Take
Charles C. Camosy
Falling marriage rates across the globe threaten vulnerable women and children. The Catholic Church can help if we put aside political idolatry and work as different members of the same body of Christ.
FaithShort Take
J.D. Long García
But unlike baseball’s haphazard attempts to “improve” the game, the church must prayerfully discern its next steps. There is so much more at stake.
FaithShort Take
Pia de Solenni
The more women learn about their bodies and experience the direct impact of hormonal contraception, the more this growing minority looks for alternatives.
An oral contraceptive tray is seen among several packages of colorful pills on a counter.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Teresa S. Collett
Natural family planning rebuts the basic assumptions of the sexual revolution and the idea that sex is primarily a recreational activity, “safe” between any two people with the proper pills.
Two young women sit on the grass beneath the main entrance sign to Trinity Washington University, in Washington D.C., and smile toward the camera. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Jonathan Malesic
Many Catholic colleges are facing an existential crisis. The prudent strategy is to identify what makes them distinctive and seek a niche where they can flourish.