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St. Philip Neri’s Eucharistic Joy

Philip Neri is just the kind of saint we need: a model of lightness of spirit, divine laughter, and extraordinary ordinariness.

By John Rodden

May 26, 2023

Saints

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In Praise of the Pitch Clock

MLB’s new pitch clock highlights the deep patterns and contemplative rhythms of the sport. It has brought baseball back to itself.

May 21, 2023

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Duke Ellington’s Sacred Swing

The music of Duke Ellington weaves together religious sensibilities with the sensibilities of this world. It elevates spirit, mind, and body.

May 20, 2023

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May 2023

How Hospitals Could Be

Is single-payer health care really feasible in America? For Texas physician Ricardo Nuila, the answer is an unqualified ‘yes.’

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Glimpses of Ukraine

As important as features about war and suffering are, they miss much of the essence of Ukraine.

By Megan Buskey

May 20, 2023

Ukraine

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Reading ‘Pacem in Terris’ in 2023

Reading ‘Pacem in Terris’ today, when the U.S. has its second Catholic president, reveals how politically impotent Catholics and the papacy have become since then.

May 20, 2023

Article

A Win-Win-Win?

We can do better than parish mergers—the parish director model promotes lay leadership and keeps parishes intact in the face of priest shortages.

By Jon Metz

May 18, 2023

The American Parish Today

Priesthood

Bishops

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Politics

Is American Democracy Coming Apart?

Those who would follow him, Jesus tells us, must love their enemies. Those words issue a challenge for all Americans interested in redeeming democracy’s promise .

By James T. Kloppenberg

April 4, 2023

Religion

AI, Policy, & Faith

How should faith leaders and policymakers respond to the rise of AI? A bishop and a White House official sit down for a dialogue on algorithms and human dignity.

By John P. Slattery

April 12, 2023

Religion

Famine and the Living God

East Africa is in the midst of the worst drought in living memory. Devastation here will not be the result of some natural evil so much as our own lack of care.

By Karen Kilby

April 4, 2023

Culture

Have Men Become Culturally Redundant?

Men in the industrialized world seem to have lost their groove. We need a new vision of masculinity adequate to our current social and economic circumstances.

By Brendan Ruberry

April 10, 2023