A Plea for Priority: The Crisis of Climate Change by Jane M. Bailey

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The Association of US Catholic Priests, the Catholic Climate Initiative, and numerous other groups are leading the response to the climate crisis. Here is what you can do to help.

Arguing over Salvation: A Reading of David Bentley Hart by Colin Petramale

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In his new book, David Bentley Hart moves beyond our collective jousting for the righteous position and attempts to answer the question all theologians should ask: What has gotten in the way of love?

Reflections on Two Hundred Years of Herman Melville: Part III: Into the Vortex by Leonard Engel

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The third and final installment of an in-depth look at the spiritual, metaphysical, and moral questions of Melville's masterpiece.

The Compassion of Jesus Is Our Greatness by Gene Ciarlo

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How different would our relationship to Jesus, to God, and to one another be if we lived not to be saved from the clutches of evil and eternal death but to give our lives in service to one another?

The Cost of Discipleship: A Review by Chris Byrd

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Exquisitely rendered, the new film from writer and director Terrence Malick recalls recalls Austrian martyr Blessed Franz Jägerstätter’s exceptional gospel witness.

The Choice Ahead: A Review by Bill Williams

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How might we overcome a half century of policies that have resulted in higher levels of homelessness, overdose deaths, and inequality?

Divine Maternal Power by Christine Schenk

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People who live close to the earth have much to teach us about living in harmony with a fractured world beloved by God, who in Pope John Paul I’s words is “our father; even more he is our mother.”

Striking Rock-Hard Stubbornness to Find Refreshing Grace by Fran Salone-Pelletier

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Wells are everywhere. In every desert place, for every desert person, we are oases witnessing to the Lord’s strength.

The Holy Family by Paul Nyklicek

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There is no human being anywhere on this planet that isn’t our brother or sister. There is no animal or plant that isn’t a relative. The land, the water, and the air are members of the same family to which we all belong.

Editorial: “Think Bigger”: On Bishop Robert W. McElroy and the Conscience of the Catholic Vote

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Catholic voters are called to reconcile spiritual and civic life in the lead-up to the 2020 elections.