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Cristobal Spielmann
Cristobal Spielmann is a Joseph A. O’Hare Fellow at America.
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Articles by Cristobal Spielmann
FaithScripture Reflections
What’s the best way to use the limited time we have?
Cristobal Spielmann
A Reflection for the Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time, by Cristobal Spielmann
architectural photography of church
FaithScripture Reflections
How can you make someone believe?
Cristobal Spielmann
A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Athanasius, by Cristobal Spielmann
Two people hug reunited in front of a wall
FaithScripture Reflections
The joy of reunion
Cristobal Spielmann
We should focus on what today’s reading outlines as a uniter, that being a sanctuary under God.
FaithScripture Reflections
What makes a good leader, according to Jesus
Cristobal Spielmann
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent, by Cristobal Spielmann
A man takes photos as a black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains.
FaithDispatches
Catholic bishop on Ohio train disaster: ‘the Blessed Mother was watching over this community’
Cristobal Spielmann
The Rev. David Misbrener welcomed a near-return to normal for residents of the village of East Palestine, Ohio, after “a really scary week.”
FaithScripture Reflections
If the Catholic Church wants to thrive, we need to be open to change
Cristobal Spielmann
A Reflection for the Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Cristobal Spielmann
A protester, supporter of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, in confronted by a police phalanx.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Pope Francis and Catholic leaders condemn attacks on Brazil’s capital
Cristobal Spielmann
“This has no place in democratic coexistence,” Cardinal Odilo Scherer tweeted on the day of the riots.
FaithScripture Reflections
What we can learn from the patron of canon law
Cristobal Spielmann
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Raymond of Peñafort, by Cristobal Spielmann
FaithNews Analysis
The top five U.S. Catholic newsmakers of 2022: From an activist nun to a Supreme Court justice
Christopher ParkerJill RiceCristobal SpielmannJames T. Keane
What Catholics made the most news in 2022, and for what? A year-end list with America's choices.
FaithScripture Reflections
The healing of the blind is a miracle. It’s also an assignment.
Cristobal Spielmann
A Reflection for Friday of the First Week of Advent, by Cristobal Spielmann