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Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
In the Supreme Court’s first major abortion case in decades the majority of justices Dec. 1 seemed willing to let that ban stay in place. But it was unclear if they would take this further and overturn Roe.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
“We fought. My God, I said bad words. I said awful things. But now, to finish the day, I must make peace”. You know why? Because the cold war the next day is very dangerous.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Daniel Reardon
I heard song, whilst he suffered his trials
FaithNews
Jeff Grant – Catholic News Service
Cardinal George Pell, jailed for more than a year for sex abuse crimes he ultimately was cleared of, said the experience enabled him to understand suffering as a redemptive process that allows one to identify closely with Christ.
A woman in Toronto receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation center April 1, 2021. (CNS photo/Carlos Osorio, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
David Agren
Canadians have embraced coronavirus vaccination in large numbers and are feeling a deepening exasperation with the unvaccinated.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
As Dorothy Day's cause for canonization moves forward, her writings continue to offer a prophetic Christian witness to a complacent world.
Politics & SocietyNews
Alejandra Molina - Religion News Service
Revs. Brian Strassburger and Louie Hotop have started a podcast documenting their ministry in the Rio Grande Valley along the U.S.-Mexico border. The aim of the podcast is to explore immigration through a lens of Catholic social teaching.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Nov. 23 that an Indiana trial court “committed reversible error” when it dismissed a former teacher’s lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis earlier this year.
FaithAdvent Reflections
Jim McDermott
In this season of Advent, when we are trying to free our hearts for the Lord, perhaps we can put some of our own struggles with siblings into St. Andrew’s hands.
Politics & SocietyNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
The president of The Catholic University of America said the institution’s law school has replaced an icon of Mary holding Jesus that was stolen after some complained the image of Christ resembled George Floyd.
Community
Matt Malone, S.J.James Martin, S.J.
Join Mikono Refugee Craft Shop and America Media this #GivingTuesday as we help craft hope for refugees.
Eric Krewson of The Chairman Dances (photo courtesy of Eric Krewson)
Arts & CultureMusic
Renée Darline Roden
Eric Krewson and the band he headlines, The Chairman Dances, wrote a song that celebrates the friendship of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin. And that song will shortly be on its way to the Vatican.
Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim gestures during a gathering at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., on April 12, 2004. Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century, has died at age 91. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Arts & CultureTheater
Jim McDermott
Sondheim’s stories and lyrics always seemed to be addressing you personally. You couldn’t simply watch his musicals. Eventually you had to contend with them.
FaithAdvent Reflections
Sebastian Gomes
A Reflection for the Monday of the First Week of Advent
Politics & SocietyNews
William J. Kole - Associated Press
Phil Saviano, a clergy sex abuse survivor and whistleblower who played a pivotal role in exposing decades of predatory assaults by Roman Catholic priests in the United States, has died.
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
Vigilance is an important aspect of Christian life because it prevents one’s spirituality from becoming mediocre and lazy, Pope Francis said.
FaithAdvent Reflections
James Martin, S.J.
A Reflection for the Sunday of the First Week of Advent from Father James Martin, S.J.
FaithJesuitical
Jesuitical
Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon founded Mustard Seed to serve the most vulnerable people on earth: abandoned children and adults in low-income countries with severe mental or physical disabilities.
FaithNews
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources
Archbishop Michel Aupetit, 70, said that his behavior toward the unnamed woman “may have been ambiguous,” but had not extended to “an intimate relationship and sexual relations.”
Arts & CulturePodcasts
Maggi Van Dorn
If it’s not too early for Pope Francis to start listening to Christmas music, it's not too early for us!