When I looked at a U.S. map, I realized that I did not know the South. More than that, the South made me nervous. So, I said to myself, if I want to "bridge divides," maybe I should start with the divides within myself.
If Congress doesn't act, 600,000 mothers, infants and small children are at risk of being waitlisted or removed from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, by Nov. 17. Catholics must show up for this issue.
Briana Jansky of Tyler, Texas, explains how Bishop Joseph Strickland — removed from his post this month by the Vatican — led her flock astray and nearly sabotaged her faith.
The nature of the synodal assembly — bishops, laywomen and men, religious, priests and deacons, with the pope, dialoguing and voting equally — highlights that we all are journeying together, says Cardinal Robert McElroy.
An LA felon has no business wrapping himself in Mexican Catholic iconography in desperate, public attempts for sympathy, writes NCR contributor Gustavo Arellano.
With the passing of Richard Gaillardetz Nov. 7, the U.S. Catholic Church has lost a passionate witness of faith. A theologian with an impressive corpus of writing, Rick also loved the church deeply and was a mentor to many.
We hope and pray that — after Hamas is removed from power — the Palestinians will give the first intifada, 1987-1993, which was nonviolent, another try.
