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After 30 years, theologian says martyrs' work continues in El Salvador
… and that "martyrs don't die." At the same time, he believes that his slain friends would have kept their own deaths in perspective. Millions die of malnutrition but are not accorded recognition, Sobrino notes. "They, too, are killed." How best to honor the legacy of his fallen colleagues? To try to continue their work, and acknowledge … or a journalist, "it's our duty to make this a better world, and make reality good. That's the best way of approaching 30 years, or 50, or 100." [Chris Herlinger is GSR international …
Your thoughts on Cardinal Burke's vision of church, the partisan divide, parish shopping and more
… congregation and encourage only that they pull the ballot lever for the candidate that will best represent them. I will guarantee that were this to happen, both parties would take notice and start doing what is best for the nation and not their political ideologies. … extend time migrant children, families spend in detention " is absurd. You wanted children kept with their parents. You got what you wanted. Leftists complain that illegal children are …
Transcribing Dorothy Day: Who wouldn't want to help make a saint?
… of diaries I was given. Please note, I didn't have the diary itself. Dorothy's diaries are kept at the Marquette University library. I will remember this as well as I remember anything … saint? After partaking in a very small role in the cause for canonization for Dorothy Day, the best answer I have is this: Through responding to the grace of God, we can make ourselves into …
Editorial: Despite moments of welcome, LGBTQ Catholics still on the margins
… that the church should draw severe lines around questions of sexuality, that gays should be kept from seminaries, that partners in same-sex marriages are automatically disqualified from … No hidden agendas. Just two brothers in the Lord in an honest conversation about how best to reach those who feel as if they are on the margins. This is the Gospel at work in our …
The ethical corruption of our nation's highest office is worse than impeachment
… of that complaint are, just as worrying is the fact that the Justice Department did its best to bury the complaint and keep it from Congress. There is fodder here for a fresh batch of … the one to mount a campaign against nepotism. Watching the coverage as the story unfolded, I kept wondering why on earth the White House released the transcript. Then it hit me: At this …
To save the planet, we need faith, ethics, science and economics
… she told the gathered leaders at the U.N., "If you really understood the situation and still kept on failing to act, then you would be evil, and that I refuse to believe." But the climate … that encourage the consumption of fossil fuels. Economists, on the other hand, tell us the best way to slow global warming is to put a tax on carbon. This would send a signal throughout …
Expect North American church to learn from pan-Amazonian synod
… assemblies was carefully monitored by Vatican officials. Controversial topics were often kept off the table. Synodal procedures discouraged free-flowing conversation among participants. … of his pontificate, ecclesial subsidiarity. That principle holds that ecclesial issues are best dealt with at the local level, with "higher authority" intervening only when the good of the …
On both sides of the Atlantic, disruptors bring chaos, hyperpolarization
… Brexit, the decision passed by referendum in to 2016 leave the European Union. So far, the best commentary came through the Daily Humor site at The New Yorker in which a newscaster says … a majority of the ruling party — but both countries are hobbled by the unofficial rule. It has kept the British from recognizing that a no-deal Brexit would be a disaster and the government must prevent that at all costs. It kept our country from adopting comprehensive immigration reform twice, in 2006 and 2013, when a …
Fr. James Behrens has left the world a little more grace-filled
… my rearview mirror until I arrived at our house and the car that was following me (not Jeff's) kept going. This was before cellphones, and Jeff did not have our address. It turned out that at … there. No need to "point out" the religious significance of diners. That seems to function best when left unaddressed. At the end of "The Coney Island Pub," the last story in his …
Heartland conveys perpetual cycle of poverty in Midwest
… to do?" Smarsh frees herself from a cycle of dependence and abuse. August becomes Smarsh's "best self" — a "corrective" and "defiance" to the undignified place that poor prairie women … at least attitudinally, they could identify. Smarsh argues that a sense of powerlessness had kept her family and others home from the polls and alienated them from Democrats, even though …
Pacifism of my friend Joan Baez inspires a new generation
… Georgetown has almost instilled in me, through the student body culture, that unless I am the best at something or have something brand new to offer, there's no point in raising my voice. … about was not merely a call for other people to change but truly what set her soul on fire and kept her going. I admire Joan Baez more than I can even fathom right now after only learning …
Yearlong 'window' in New York statute of limitations on abuse suits open
… The saint, the cardinal said, is revered for his bravery but also for something else: "He kept his faith and hope and love in a very dark time." "Today I don't mind admitting to you this … renewal and in the church and let's get on with it.'" Like St. Maximilian Kolbe, "we do our best to keep our faith, hope and love in the midst of tough times," Dolan concluded. Catholic …
Your thoughts on despair, abortion laws, married priests and more
… the editorial, you conflate the approach with the law. You could say the approach is not the best way to persuade people, but it seems a few elected leaders have been persuaded (or people … — attempt to squeeze a modicum of change within a dominating tradition seems to be failing at best. At worst, its reliance upon pietistic reference is fueling its antithesis. Defense of … to the Editor online or in our print edition. We cannot publish everything. We will do our best to represent the full range of letters received. Here are the rules: Letters to the editor …
Your thoughts on the crisis at our southern border
… clarity. Your editorial, "Don't look away from concentration camps at the border," does its best to lay responsibility for the sad conditions on our southern border in President Donald … He successfully argued before the United States Supreme Court that Mitsuye Endo was unlawfully kept in a "camp" without due process when the U.S. government knew she was a loyal citizen. How … to the Editor online or in our print edition. We cannot publish everything. We will do our best to represent the full range of letters received. Here are the rules: Letters to the editor …
Struggles of families uprooted by Belo Monte reveal the dam's dark side
… of Altamira. His old home was adobe, he said, with a high ceiling and large windows that kept the rooms cool in summer. The new neighborhood boasts street after street of cookie-cutter … to avoid snagging it on submerged branches. He is adjusting to the changes, though he says the best fishing grounds are gone. The couple is among more than 100 displaced people who have moved …
The science of 'Technology Shabbat'
… her career by being online almost all the time. She founded the Webby Awards, which honor the best of the Web each year. She also runs a film studio and creates online conversations to use the internet in "its best way, which is to bring people together on issues that unite us," she said. And yet every … In the past, the regular practice of Sabbath has included so-called "blue laws" that once kept many stores closed on Sundays. Now some are urging their fellow Christians to rediscover the …
Pence dustup shows refreshing diversity of thought at evangelical school
… weeks before and after the debate and disruption, Haines, who had acknowledged the dispute, kept silent about the controversy and didn't mention it when he abruptly resigned. He made no … leaving only an ambiguous explanation at an earlier stage that he'd invited Pence with the "best intentions." He allowed that his choice had been a "deeply emotional challenge," presumably …
The Democratic debates: Who's up, down and treading water
… relentlessly returns to her central populist theme. Mayor Bill de Blasio wins the prize for best interrupter — people who like that sort of thing praised him, but many of us found it … why the policy does not work: If the climate debate is driven by science, how is it that the best response is an '80s economic model that no one thinks will work? Sen. Amy Klobuchar … She would have benefited from a debate with only two or three others: On a crowded stage, she kept getting lost. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard needed a breakout moment and did not get it. Gov. Jay …
Like Jesus at the Last Supper, we must serve others
… where there were two sections, a smaller section where people came first and were served the best food and drink. As Paul said, "They ate and drank until some were drunk." It was a disgrace. Others who came later were kept apart. They were given the barest, the most meager amount of food, barest amount possible. …
Your thoughts on the U.S. bishops' conference assembly
… his pants around his knees did he acknowledge that he had received some of those payments — he kept $3,000 for two trips to West Virginia. Pretty expensive trips if you ask me. Unfortunately, … financial corruption, must be turned over to the civil authorities — that is what they do best. … to the Editor online or in our print edition. We cannot publish everything. We will do our best to represent the full range of letters received. Here are the rules: Letters to the editor …