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Christopher Parker is an O’Hare Fellow at America.
FaithDispatches
Christopher Parker
An independent commission has confirmed claims of sexual abuse against L’Arche’s founder, Jean Vanier, and unearthed evidence that sexual exploitation was his primary motivation for founding the organization.
FaithScripture Reflections
Christopher Parker
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Christopher Parker
Arts & CultureInterviews
Christopher Parker
Black Catholic artist Wayman Scott’s Baltimore Pietà depicts a Black mother holding her dead son, reframing the famous Michelangelo piece through the lens of police brutality.
Arts & CultureArt
Christopher Parker
Johannes Vermeer’s renowned use of light may have been more than just an artistic statement; it seems likely it was a spiritual one, as well.
A painted sign on paper reading "Goodbye Roe"
FaithDispatches
Christopher Parker
Maria McFadden Maffucci is the editor-in-chief of the Human Life Review, a quarterly journal founded by her father in 1975 after the Roe vs. Wade decision.
Three men put metal sheets on the roof of a shed
Politics & SocietyGoodNews
Christopher Parker
Since 2019, Ignacio House has housed 15 “resident scholars” who study at N.Y. colleges and universities at a site in the Bronx.
A man in a tan coat and black tie holds a trophy
Arts & CultureJesuit School Spotlight
Christopher Parker
Whether one cheers for Caleb Williams on the field or cheers against him, it is clear that Jesuit education shaped the quarterback at least as much as he shaped Gonzaga High School’s football program.
FaithScripture Reflections
Christopher Parker
A Reflection for Friday before Epiphany, by Christopher Parker
A box reading "Mifeprex" sitting next to a small pile of white pills
Politics & SocietyNews
Christopher Parker
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will allow retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the United States for the first time, prompting criticism from Catholic and pro-life groups.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Christopher Parker
"The Peripheral," a new original Amazon series, resembles “Westworld” in countless ways. Yet even with solid acting performances and breathtaking visuals, “The Peripheral” failed, just as later seasons of “Westworld” failed, to capture any of the immeasurable power of Nolan’s and Joy’s television debut. Why is that?