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FaithFaith in Focus
Patrick Gallagher
Is it conceit or coincidence that a saint who was conceived without sin is the patron of a country that believes the same about itself?
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Arts & CultureIdeas
John W. Miller
Shining a light on the truth, followed by some sort of atonement, seemed the right thing to do, especially at a time of rising and relegitimized white supremacy in the United States.
A landmarked PepsiCola sign stands in Long Island City near the site for a proposed Amazon headquarters in the Queens borough of New York, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. The sign previously was part of a former bottling plant nearby. City and state officials promised at least $2.8 billion in tax credits and grants to lure Amazon to Queens, where it would occupy a new campus built around a formerly industrial boat basin. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
The impending arrival of e-retail behemoth Amazon on East River shores has one L.I.C. resident yearning for real community and contemplating the next New York City ZIP code he will inhabit.
Jason O’Mara and Alexa Davalos in the television adaptation of “The Man in the High Castle” (Liane Hentscher/Amazon Prime Video)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Christopher Mari
The mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue reminds us that we need the voices of the dark past to help us understand the choices we now face.
A billboard in Phoenix encouraged people to vote in the midterm elections. (CNS photo/Elijah Nouvelage, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Kurt Jensen - Catholic News Service
Exit polls showed that Catholic voters "split right down the middle." Reflecting the growing number of Hispanic voters, 50 percent of Catholics overall said they voted for Democrats, while 49 percent voted for Republicans.
Politics & SocietyYour Take
Our readers
Respondents cited current events as evidence for how irresponsible political rhetoric can result in violence.