Social Justice

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Editorial: Let’s Talk about Immigration

The ultimate goal should be reasonable immigration policies that respect and assist all the parties involved—Americans and immigrants.

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Why Closed Communion?

I am in the process of becoming a Catholic but am having difficulty accepting closed Communion.
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Congress Should Start Thinking: What Would Jesus Do?

Our democracy is teetering on the edge, and inaction will help push it over. Leaders across the board, and especially across Christianity, need to lead with truth-telling if we are to live according to Jesus’ teachings. We would do well ...
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The Living Body of Christ

We are, indeed, the living body of Christ, always becoming one in him who is our Lord and salvation.
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People who fled fighting in South Sudan are seen in a file photo walking at sunset on arrival at Bidi Bidi refugee camp near the border with South Sudan, in Yumbe, Uganda. (OSV News photo/James Akena, Reuters)

‘He is the only hope we have,’ say refugees in South Sudan about pope’s visit

Pope Francis is taking off for the African continent Jan. 31 for a historic and long-awaited apostolic trip to Congo and South Sudan, countries longing for peace and stability.
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God Calls Us to Be Woke

Reflect To be “woke” is a term derived from the civil rights movement—it is an invitation to be alert of our own hidden prejudices and biases. Our faith also calls us to be “woke.” To be “awake” as a Christian ...
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The Election’s Over—Now What?

On November 3, we all have an obligation to vote to determine the direction in which our great nation is moving. We've heard the speeches and read the attacks on each candidate.
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