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Cutting Out Coal

Coal is not only worse for the planet, but also more expensive than renewables. So why are we still holding on to it?

December 2, 2023

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Fragile Bonds in the Holy Land

In Israel-Palestine, the war is destroying networks of friendship and cooperation that were once seeds of hope.

December 1, 2023

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The Synod & Young People

Before asking young people to be vulnerable in synodal sessions, the Church must build trust and provide greater transparency.

November 29, 2023

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December 2023

Processing the Synod

On this episode, host Dominic Preziosi discusses the proceedings of the Synod on Synodality with journalist Paul Elie and theologian Anna Rowlands.

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Unchristian

To honor those killed in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel in recent weeks, the least we can do is keep bigotry from festering and spreading in our communities.

By Jordan Denari Duffner

November 28, 2023

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‘Now Comes the Reckoning’

Timothy Garton Ash’s new book blends history and memoir to provide political analysis of postwar Europe and the United States' role in the region.

By William Collins Donahue

November 26, 2023

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A Brutish Party

If there were any doubt about whether Donald Trump still controls the GOP, the latest unruliness from Republican lawmakers should put the issue to rest.

By Miles Doyle

November 25, 2023

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