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An old president and an old pope
By Thomas Reese — July 2, 2024
(RNS) — One used television to remind us that age brings wisdom. The other reminded us of the benefits of political bosses.
How Catholic seminaries can serve the creative explosion in US Catholic education
By Charles C. Camosy — July 1, 2024
Why Kinky Friedman still matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 1, 2024
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Teaching the Bible in Oklahoma
By Mark Silk — June 28, 2024
(RNS) — Or at least, its 'historical context.'
The problem with social media and kids is also spiritual
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 27, 2024
(RNS) — For every parent who has wanted to rip the phone from their kid's hands — you are not wrong.
An accused priest, his art and the Vatican
By Phyllis Zagano — June 27, 2024
(RNS) — Removing his art would not show 'closeness' to his victims, said one Vatican official.
Pro-life takes on new meaning in the cancer center
By Karen Swallow Prior — June 26, 2024
(RNS) — It’s not just bumper stickers and memes, protests and op-eds.
Synagogues and churches in Dagestan. A synagogue in LA. There is a connection.
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 25, 2024
(RNS) — There is an odd, terrible unity in all this. Pay attention.
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law isn’t about American legal history
By Mark Silk — June 25, 2024
(RNS) — Secular arguments on its behalf are a pretext.
Is President Biden too old to be president?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 24, 2024
(RNS) — Leave politics aside. How we treat the diminished and the feeble matters.
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments mandate violates its own religious freedom heritage
By Mark Silk — June 21, 2024
(RNS) — It's a legal birthright that goes back to the French Revolution and Thomas Jefferson.
Why the posting of the Ten Commandments is wrong
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 20, 2024
(RNS) — How could a rabbi criticize the Ten Commandments? Just watch me.
How to maintain hope in the face of global warming
By Thomas Reese — June 18, 2024
(RNS) — ‘We are the luckiest generation,' said one leader, 'to have something that is so meaningful to fight for.’
Why I’ve been AWOL
By Jana Riess — June 17, 2024
(RNS) — I am fine. Or at least, as fine as I ever am when I’m writing a book.
The best things my father ever said
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 17, 2024
(RNS) — He knew me, far more than I could have imagined.
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