Culture
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Birthing our own theology
From Anne Boleyn’s forbidden reading to Gisèle Pelicot’s quiet faith, real theology often begins far outside church walls.
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A God who lays down his bow
Ancient warrior imagery gets reworked into a symbol of divine peace, reframing a violent flood story into one about lasting mercy.
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JD Vance’s conversion: politics and Catholicism don’t mix
Baptized in 2019, Vance frames his Catholic conversion around Bonhoeffer’s “cheap grace” concept while his politics tell another story.
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Youth grappling with democracy
A protest sparked by education grievances grew into a nationwide reckoning over what democracy truly requires of citizens.
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AI helped me see an old symbol differently
Editing a photo with AI unexpectedly triggers a personal reckoning with religious struggle and identity.
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What would victory over Iran actually involve?
Ancient warnings about unchecked power and justice offer a sobering lens on today’s push for regime change.
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The Church and the Census
Cultural Catholics still shape church funding and influence: Behind the Census lies a quiet contest over funding, identity and influence.
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The vacuum where leaders should be
Politics and institutions are increasingly governed by risk management, not leadership. But real leadership requires imagination, courage and the willingness to challenge false stories. Of course, there are Trump, Netanyahu, Putin, Xi, Kim, and the Ayatollahs, who run their worlds according to their own storyline. But none in any meaningful way serve democracies. But are…
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The miracle we keep missing
Tired parents, difficult coworkers doubt and gossip can become places where holiness fits comfortably inside ordinary, unglamorous human circumstances rather than grand spectacle.
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The whole stadium feels it first
A room that listens this way learns things about itself that a closed room never could have learned.
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