The Bishops’ Dilemma
A couple of months ago my essay American Catholics and Social Justice was published here. It traced the dramatic changes in the [...]
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06, 2012
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06, 2012
Supporting The Sisters
Supporting the Sisters? The email was from a friend who had just signed the petition to “Support the Sisters” and [...]
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05, 2012
How Liberating Is Liberation Theology?
Many Catholics first encountered the term “liberation theology” during the 2008 presidential campaign, when then-candidate Obama’s pastor said from the [...]
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04, 2012
Catholics And Atheism
Atheism is reportedly on the rise in America. Exact numbers are hard to determine, partly because many atheists prefer to keep [...]
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04, 2012
An Odd Kind Of Hunger
As I write, The Hunger Games continues as the top box office hit. The film depicts a future North America divided into [...]
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03, 2012
In Search Of Truth
After reading my essay, American Catholics and Social Justice, which recently appeared in this journal, a priest friend said he [...]