Recently, lots of bishops have been speaking out. Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin must be smiling, for 40 years after he argued that Catholic Social Teaching was a “seamless garment” that …
Opinion
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Three recent decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States reflect the need to protect children when it comes to issues of human sexuality, now more than ever. We …
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Refugees — people who have fled their home countries due to conflict, violence, persecution or human rights violations — now number upward of 43 million globally, according to the United …
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Our Catholic tradition says time and again that how a society treats its most vulnerable members is a test of its moral character. Our faith compels us to care for …
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“I guess I created a monster,” our adult daughter mused, as I lined up yet another episode of “The Amazing Race.” I knew that when she moved back in with …
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This is what I want my children to know: If they ever fear that love has gone forever, love has not left. Even in death, life is changed, but not …
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The modern tradition of Catholic social teaching (CST) — the toolbox of principles the church calls us to draw upon to build the just social order — was instigated by …
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How striking it was to hear the first words of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate. They surprised, in no small part of course, because the world had never heard before from …
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The seal of the confessional is one of the first things Catholic children learn as they are preparing for their first confession. At first, it comes as a shock to …
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How many people on Thursday, May 8, while waiting for the cardinals to elect a new pope, said, “It will never be an American!” I was one of those, and …
