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Groypers, Quo Vadis: Resentful Naturalism
This will be the last installment of my thoughts on the Groyper movement, for now, at least. Here, I wish to focus on two characteristics that are clearly visible at …
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Bishop James V. Johnston: “Make time to be quiet in the presence of the Lord. Go to Adoration…”
Bishop James Vann Johnston Jr., of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri. (Image: Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr., 66, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the oldest of four …
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Yes, a Woman’s Place Is in the Home—But so Is Her Husband’s
In her most recent Crisis article, Breaking Up With Toxic Femininity, Ann Burns points out the hypocrisy of many “conservative” strains of anti-feminism: they fall prey to the same lie …
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War victim, assassinated leader’s daughter help present papal peace message (CWN)
A Bosnian war victim and the daughter of an assassinated Italian prime minister helped present Pope Leo XIV’s Message for the World Day of Peace (CWN analysis) at a Vatican …
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Pope Leo: The human person, not capital, should be at the center of work (Vatican Press Office)
Pope Leo XIV received representatives of an organization of Italian labor consultants and reflected on “three aspects that I consider particularly important: the protection of human dignity, mediation, and the …
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Christmas Commandos: A modern-day community of Saint Nicholases
Volunteers with Christmas Commandos wrapping Christmas gifts. (Image: Christmas Commandos / www.christmascommandos.org) They arrive in the dark of night to give Christmas joy to grieving families who have suffered unimaginable …
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Your letters: Discredited allegation, Pew study and healthcare
Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to articles about Fr. Gary Graf, a Pew study on religious disaffiliation and American impediments to Christian healthcare.
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At Salvadoran organization, Archbishop-elect Hicks made mark as ‘committed pastor’
From the moment he arrived in El Salvador to work with Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, a program for underprivileged children, “Padre Ron,” now archbishop-elect of New York, seemed to fit in, …
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Jimmy Lai was convicted for his faith and his pro-democracy work
The Catholic Church, especially its insistence on human dignity, is a bulwark against the ambitions of tyrants. Catholics across the political spectrum should embrace religious liberty as the foundational right …