Commentary
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
The Olympics shouldn’t be political. On the contrary: The games are a distraction from it.
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Long Shadow: In Guns We Trust
Journalist, historian, and host Garrett Graff has made our country’s gun fixation the focus of the third season of his celebrated podcast, Long Shadow.
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I’d Like to Say: We Need to Stop ‘Othering’
The time-honored practice of labeling and excluding those who differ from us is eating away at our Christian call to love one another.
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Confronting Ageism
From the greeting card aisle to the workplace, negative stereotypes about aging abound. This author argues that it’s time to recognize and counter ageism.
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Editorial: Anthony Is a Saint Second to Nobody
We at this organization love Francis of Assisi so much we named our company after him. But it wasn’t always Franciscan Media.
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I’d Like to Say: The Time to Protect Elections Is Now
As trust in our election system erodes, so does our sense of unity as American citizens. By looking to the Franciscan tradition and its emphasis on peace-building, we can find ways to heal and strengthen our divided society.