Politics
Editorial: Complicity harmed church’s cultural standing
We say: The distortion of Christianity in America for political purposes took hold in its latest form with the development of the religious right.
Parish
Ohio artist restores religious statues, stirs memories of closed parishes
The Museum of Divine Statues is a thoughtfully designed exhibition space with more than 200 artifacts that include reliquaries, crucifixes, a monstrance from Germany and stained-glass windows.
Justice
Bishop Mark Seitz denounces hateful words, militarization of border
The bishop asked for compassion and solidarity with migrants and says the church "must not remain on the sidelines in the fight for justice."
Accountability
The clergy's task is unfinished in confronting sex abuse
Commentary: There has been a psychic numbness at the heart of clerical culture that has enabled it to keep the most unsettling truths of the scandal at bay.
Vatican
Colombian martyrs: witnesses to the point of death
The beatification comes at a time when the nation focuses on reconciliation after decades of conflict that saw the deaths of more than 200,000 people.
World
There goes the neighborhood
Just Catholic: The U.S. withdrew from the Paris Agreement and an iceberg the size of Delaware broke off from Antarctica. As one penguin said to another, "There goes the neighborhood."
People
Opioid addiction, overdoses an epidemic, say public health officials
Thousands of overdoses, disorders and deaths have accompanied this increase, which public health and law enforcement officials have called an epidemic.
Global Sisters Report
Amid Philippine anti-drug war, Sr. Nenet Daño shepherds drug users, pushers
Global Sisters Report: Depending on who is counting, the anti-drug war has claimed from 2,000 to 7,000 plus lives, both in police operations and vigilante-style or extrajudicial killings,...
Spirituality
Who are we to judge?
Spiritual Reflections: Who gets to judge what is weed and what is worthy? Frustrating as it may be, Jesus is not giving us the answers.
Theology
Chaput's rebuke illustrates the dualism that Civilta Cattolica criticized
Distinctly Catholic: The Civiltà article attacked the Manichaean worldview separating people into good and evil camps. Archbishop Charles Chaput's critique of the article exhibits such a...
Media
Papal connected authors condemn Catholic, fundamentalist ecumenism of hate
Faith and Justice: What motivates American voters is not theology, despite the fact that we are a very religious people. Fear and anger are the great motivators.
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In This Issue
July 14-27, 2017
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