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Pope Francis’s Ecology Encyclical – What Can We Expect?
The word emanating from Vatican corridors is that we can expect to see the long awaited environment-themed encyclical at some point during 2015. The exact date has not been disclosed, but it could coincide with Francis’ apostolic visit to the Philippines in January, a...
In the Kingdom of the Enemy: Reading the Torture Report
Sin and violence has its own terrible internal logic, and the torture report shows us that we’re trapped in it.
Between #BlackLivesMatter and #AllLivesMatter
#Hashtags matter. Sam Sawyer on being called to conversion.
A Dream Deferred (No Longer?)
Marcos Gonzales wonders what it may mean when a dream deferred is finally a real possibility.
Miles to Go: On Street Harassment
A recent “viral” PSA on ‘catcalls’ highlights how far we really need to go.
On Love and Dignity and Dying
Dignity isn’t opposed to suffering. Sometimes suffering reveals dignity’s truest face.
Contagious: Love in the Time of Ebola
What if we came to understand that the lives and suffering of others already affects us?
The Shame of Religious Families: Homeless LGBT Youth
Two recent articles contrast the shame and the hope that LGBT youth are confronted with in religious families.
Who Is To Blame for Chicago’s Shooting Spree?
Ben Anderson explores issue of race in the media coverage of violence in Chicago.