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Holy Waiting

“Palm Sunday and the Holy Triduum set us up to discover that what we hope for, what we wait for, isn’t always what we expect it to be.”

By Claudia Avila Cosnahan

March 28, 2021

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Climbing & Falling

As a climber, having faith in my own body isn’t a matter of convincing myself it is perfect just the way it is. It’s a matter of not preemptively accepting failure.

By Isabella Simon

March 27, 2021

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Last Men and Women

Nietzsche was wrong about liberal democracy. Was he right about the kind of people it might produce?

By George Scialabba

March 25, 2021

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Against Lying

How can we make our Church a “living witness to truth” amid an epidemic of lies?

By Rita Ferrone

March 24, 2021

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U.S. Catholicism

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Stopping the Vote

In the wake of Biden’s victory, Republicans have undertaken a fierce assault on voting rights.

By Matthew Sitman

March 23, 2021

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Election 2020

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Biden & the Border

It’s not true that the Democrats have “no good options” on immigration.

March 22, 2021

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Politics

Tell Me Your Story

For Maria Hinojosa, journalism requires shedding light on the people who have been ignored by mainstream narratives.

By Regina Munch

April 6, 2021

Religion

What We’ve Been Missing

This year has taught us in an unprecedented way what it means to hope for resurrection.

By Roberto J. De La Noval

April 3, 2021

Culture

The House of Merrill

Letters from James Merrill and verse from poets who follow him, all exploring arcana with surprising rhymes and intricate musicality.

By Anthony Domestico

April 9, 2021

Books

Hope for Suffering Souls

Kirstin Valdez Quade’s new novel centers around the radical promise of the Crucifixion.

By Valerie Sayers

March 30, 2021

Books

‘A Providentialism Without God’

Three new books interrogate America’s most cherished illusion.

By Eugene McCarraher

March 29, 2021

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National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, we’re collecting poems and writings about poetry, with new additions by our literary critic every Friday.

By The Editors

April 7, 2021