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A hospice nurse (seated in a chair) cradles the hands of an elderly male hospice patient (sitting in a bed). (iStock)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Michael D. Connelly
Physician-assisted suicide can seem like an easy fix to a health care system reluctant to deal with end-of-life issues. But there are other options, including hospice care, that patients deserve to know about.
FaithShort Take
Maggie Phillips
We risk missing the lessons of Alexei Navalny’s death for his principles if we ignore his very Christian understanding of suffering.
FaithShort Take
Brian Doyle
The greatest gift the church can give to our youth is to better serve their parents. This would begin with listening to us.
Pope Francis meets relatives of hostages taken from Israel by Hamas militants in his residence at the Vatican on Nov. 22, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithShort Take
David Neuhaus, S.J.Guy Alaluf
One might criticize Pope Francis' statements about the war in Gaza, but they should not be confused with the question of the Catholic Church’s relationship with the Jewish people.
Two boys stand on a swing set in front of a modern, mid-rise apartment building.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Addison Del Mastro
Housing is an extension of people and of the family, and we can’t ignore the need for more housing simply because we don't want our neighborhoods to change.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Robert David Sullivan
It is not democratic, with a small “d,” for major media outlets to simply ignore concerns shared by a wide majority of the electorate.