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Jailing families is not the answer
The U.S. should pursue detention alternatives for migrants.
Catholic voices resound: 'Capital punishment must end'
Next month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Glossip v. Gross, a case out of Oklahoma that challenges the most widely used lethal injection protocol as being cruel and unusual punishment.
Unseemly behavior
"We are all responsible for the protection and care of the environment. This responsibility knows no boundaries."
A migrant crisis over abortion
Last year a crisis unfolded as thousands of children, some as young as six, made their way alone from their Central American home countries and attempted a dangerous crossing into the United States. Many little ones died lonely deaths in the desert. Thousands were fortunately rescued by federal authorities and …
The bittersweet end of an extraordinary school year
The end of every school year brings with it a mix of emotions … happiness for students, families, and teachers, as they set about their summer plans; tears as classmates say good-bye for the summer or as graduates move on to the next chapters of their lives.
Stories of hope open hearts to life and death truths
Following the story of last year’s tragic suicide of a young and terminally ill cancer patient, it seemed like all the media could talk about was the courage of controlling your death by taking your own life.
Live well and times will be good
It has been a rough few months for the Church. We are told that disagreeing with the dominant culture by affirming age-old truths is discriminatory and bigoted. Are this summer’s legal decisions harbingers of dark days ahead for those committed to expressing their religious convictions in their daily lives?
Thoughts on the passing of Father Raymond S. Bianchi
I was not surprised to read the article about the passing of Rev. Raymond S. Bianchi in The Monitor (“Father Bianchi, peacemaker, cathedral rector, buried in native Italy,” The Monitor, July 16 issue.)
Abortion explanations won't work anymore
Over the years, the pro-abortion lobby has attempted to change the conversation about abortion from the death of innocent children to women's reproductive and health care rights. And for a great deal of the American public this argument has worked. Until now.
Wise leaders needed now more than ever
The political season is upon us. About 20 people have announced their candidacy for the office of president of the United States, and by this time next year the battle for the White House and for many other local, state and federal offices will be raging. What should we look …
The First Time a Pope Visited the Big Apple
On Oct. 4, American Catholics with long memories will mark the 50th anniversary of the first visit to this continent by a Roman Catholic pope.
The shoes of the fisherman
In 1968, there was a popular film entitled "The Shoes of the Fisherman," about an archbishop from Ukraine -- a former political prisoner who is elected pope.
Will we recognize the 'Francis Effect' when we see it
Everyone loves a catch phrase, most especially the media and their second cousin, the punditry. And so the phrase the “Francis Effect,” coined early in Pope Francis’ papacy, has grown in popularity until it has reached its recent crescendo – uttered an unknowable number of times by the legions …
LIFE ISSUES FORUM: What facing death with dignity really means
October is Respect Life Month in the United States. This year, it began with a stark reminder of the need to remain vigilant in facing threats to human life.
Moving beyond the narrative of distrust
There's been a lot of good going on in Rome this month, where the world's bishops have gathered for a synod on family life at the Vatican.
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