Emma McDonald

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The Empowerment Trap

The documentary LuLaRich shows how the LuLaRoe multilevel-marketing scheme preyed on women’s desire to balance careers with families.

By Emma McDonald

January 6, 2022

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Listening to the Laity

If the church wants to help laypeople make informed decisions about their reproductive choices, it needs to listen more deeply to their concrete experiences

November 27, 2018

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Entering the Chaos

Maureen O’Connell’s book examines American Catholic anti-Blackness, using her own family’s history as a starting point.

April 26, 2022

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‘At Least Take the Bodies’

Russia’s refusal to repatriate its unburied dead underscores the inhumanity of the Putin regime.

By Rita Ferrone

May 4, 2022

Religion

When Timing Is Paramount

If Roe is overturned, the USCCB must be ready to emphasize a culture of life that protects and empowers vulnerable women.

By Peter Steinfels

May 9, 2022

Culture

A Whip of Cords

How Christians have used the story of Christ and the money changers as a justification for violence

By Phil Klay

May 2, 2022

Books

The Exquisitist

Shirley Hazzard’s stories show all that aesthetic sensibility can do—and all it can’t.

By Paul J. Griffiths

April 20, 2022

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The Attack on Ukraine

As the crisis in Ukraine continues, we’re featuring articles on the war and what could be to come for Ukrainians and the world as a whole.

By The Editors

March 25, 2022