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Russian President Vladimir Putin has placed his country’s nuclear forces on “high alert,” reminding us that global nuclear war remains the biggest threat to the survival of humankind. (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
J. Kevin Appleby
In 1982, the U.S. bishops released a pastoral letter calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons. The Ukraine crisis underscores the need for a new statement on the madness of such weapons.
Fannie Lou Hamer, a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, enters the 1964 National Democratic Convention in Atlantic City, N.J.
FaithShort Take
Chris Crawford
As the pro-life movement prepares for the possibility of a post-Roe America, there are several lessons it can learn from Hamer’s advocacy and the civil rights movement.
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Politics & SocietyShort Take
John W. Miller
Virtual reality is taking off, and it is more than a game: The metaverse promises relief from human pain and longing. But can it become just another addiction?
Joanne Pereira sings the closing hymn during Sunday Mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Alexandria, Va., on Nov. 27, 2011. (CNS photo/Nancy Phelan Wiechec)
FaithShort Take
Robert Aaron Wessman, G.H.M.
Recognizing and celebrating diversity does not threaten unity in the church. Instead, it strengthens the ability of evangelizers to embrace people on the margins of society.
FaithShort Take
John Dear
Dr. Paul Farmer was world-renowned for his medical achievements, but he also had a profound impact on friends and colleagues who saw him as a person of great holiness.
Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, train in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Eli S. McCarthy
A “just war” in Ukraine would be a catastrophe for all parties. But a “just peace” framework that recognizes the root causes of the conflict can bring the U.S., Russia and Ukraine to a mutually beneficial outcome.