The familiar “ding!” of my e-mail goes off and I immediately react with a feeling of hope, apprehension, and anticipation. I quickly head over to my laptop, open my e-mail inbox and sigh. Another junk mail arrival, airlines boasting of their newest sales, donation requests from various groups, and the like. I have become one… Read More Patience in the Time of Unemployment
The re-election of President Barack Obama affords his administration the opportunity to make good on prior commitments to improve the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Conditions in DRC have grown worse under Obama’s watch, as a new rebellion has not only caused massive displacement but now threatens regional stability. While regional… Read More Time for President Obama to Move Forward on Congo
This election season, women decisively rejected the obscene way the word “rape” was used in the service of proving ideological purity. Now that election season is finally over, we have the opportunity to work together to confront this profound violation of human dignity. We can change things so that one in six women will no… Read More Rape Remains Rape
There is a fundamental divide in the anti-abortion movement that is often masked by the right’s decision to utilize the language of progressives to broaden their appeal. Behind this divide is a disagreement over the primary reason to prohibit abortion. For many on the right, the impulse to ban abortion comes from the desire to… Read More What the “Intrinsic Evil” Argument Reveals
One of the things I like least about the beginning of the volleyball season, which coincides with the beginning of the school year, is seeing fresh-faced 7th grade girls come back to school as 8th graders caked in garish makeup. What is disheartening is not the makeup per se, as much as I dislike it… Read More The Keep it Real Revolution: No Makeup
In this past Sunday’s Gospel, we heard Jesus issue a challenge to an earnest young man who wanted to know how to secure life beyond the grave. First, he was reminded of the Ten Commandments. The young man assured Jesus that he was keeping these. Considering this, Jesus upped the ante, telling the man to… Read More Becoming Human Again
When six Sikh men and women in Oak Creek, Wisconsin were murdered while at worship, for the first time in many years I thought of my Sikh uncle. In the weeks that followed the shooting, I found myself talking with my mother about him and his personality, history, brothers, sisters, and friends. In the 1960s,… Read More Religious Freedom and Dialogue: From Vatican II to Oak Creek
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