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Love Means Answering the Mail

Taking time away from the Catholic Worker only made Dorothy Day realize how “love calls us to the things of this world.”

By James M. Lang

November 27, 2021

The Last Word

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‘The Great Joy’

Though we don’t always realize it, we are free to choose where and how to direct our attention.

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November 25, 2021

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Secularism and Modernity

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Pius Giraldus

Gerald Russello was an accomplished lawyer and writer, but more than that, he was a pious man, deeply rooted in his community.

By Scott D. Moringiello

November 24, 2021

Death and Dying

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‘The Great Joy’

Though we don’t always realize it, we are free to choose where and how to direct our attention.

By The Editors

November 25, 2021

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A Voice Cries Out

The Church must create opportunities to listen to prophetic voices from the deserts of our communities.

By Claudia Avila Cosnahan

December 5, 2021

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Benjamin’s Warning

In many Western democracies today, political systems are aestheticized on the Left and the Right.

By Alexander Stern

November 29, 2021

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Hearsay & Insinuation

J. Edgar Hoover, Sen. Joseph McCarthy, and Roy Cohn created a security state dependent on gossip and insinuation that persists today.

By Chris Hammer

December 3, 2021

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‘Steadier Than Before’

“It was still possible to cross the continent like a medieval pilgrim: travelling on foot, stopping at shrines, and supported by charity.”

By Paul Elie

December 1, 2021

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The Varieties of Religious Community Today

In the face of precariousness and uncertainty, religious orders and lay Catholic communities model how to live in relation with both one other and God.

By The Editors

October 27, 2021

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