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FaithFaith in Focus
Simcha Fisher
There are so many things you can enjoy when you are poor—and some, it seems, that are easier to enjoy when you’re poor because you cannot lean on the crutches and the shortcuts that litter the path of the rich.
Volunteers serve food provided by the Emergency Assistance Department of Chicago Catholic Charities on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (OSV News photo/Jim Young, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Bianca Blanche
Despite widespread food insecurity, federal nutrition programs are under threat. The Catholic Church must step up its campaign against hunger at both the parish and national levels.
FaithOf Many Things
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
The further we get from the needs and the lives of the poor, the easier it is to forget that we have duties to them at all.
The closed fence in front of a gated community, with signs reading "Resident entrance" and "Private."  (iStock/HABesen)
Politics & SocietyLast Take
Nathan Schneider
While American society is especially good among wealthy countries at producing poverty, it is especially bad at making the lives of the poor tolerable.
Mark Eydelshteyn, left, and Mikey Madison in "Anora" (Neon via AP)
Arts & CultureFilm
Elyse Durham
At its heart, “Anora” is a film about loneliness.
FaithNews
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis said that Christian faith must disturb the powers that be.