'Ben-Hur,' 'Ray Donovan,' will receive Catholics in Media Associates Awards
NCR Today: Bishop Robert Barron and "Story of God" will also receive awards at the Catholics in Media Associates 23rd annual awards event Oct. 9 in Los Angeles.
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Morning Briefing
NCR Today: Presidential debate prep: Is it worth it? Bridge is, well, bridge to unity; GSR ongoing series on mining; Racism in small Kansas town.
Pacific Northwest gathering to focus on commitment to peace, nonviolence
NCR Today: More than 200 people have registered to make a muscular public commitment to "active nonviolence and just peace" on Saturday, Sept. 24, in Burien, Wash.
Sr. Simone Campbell's inconsistent ethic of life
Camosy's Column: Sr. Simone Campbell believes that, unlike her political opponents who don't care about protecting and supporting people after birth, she has "a consistent ethic of life."
Peace walk remembers victims of violence from university's community
NCR Today: Students, faculty and staff of Avila University participated in a campus peace walk, dedicated to victims of violence with ties to the university.
Group of Catholic advisers signs on with Trump
A group of high profile conservative Catholics have signed on as a panel of advisers to the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, according to a report by Thomas Fitzgerald writing on Philly.com, a Web site of the Inquirer and Daily News.
Georgetown University's Hindu chaplain
NCR Today: I had the pleasure of interviewing Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan, a Hindu priest and monk who has become the first Hindu chaplain at Georgetown University.
Dig deep into Amoris Laetitia
Since its release last spring, Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on marriage and family, Amoris Laetitia ("The Joy of Love"), his reflections on the Synods of Bishops he called in 2014 and 2015, has generated a lot of talk in the media. Attention has returned to it recently as various dioceses and parish role out plans to study and implement the document.
Church growth will depend on reaching Latinos
The Field Hospital: "The most common reason people give a gift is that they are asked," said Joseph Citro of Greater Mission.
Morning Briefing, International
International headlines include: John Kerry launches blistering attack on Russia at UN; Merkel links migrant crisis to party's defeat; Obama Administration Considers Arming Syrian Kurds Against ISIS
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In This Issue
September 9-22, 2016
- Editorial: Make action on poverty a national priority
- Music provides a deeper sense of promise
- SNAP concerned with survivor confidentiality after judge's sanctions
- Special Section (subscribers only): Health & Well-Being