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Human Challenges

6 days ago
4 min

Mask or Burka -- Two ways to one goal … submission

by Ashraf Ramelah Growing up in a society ruled by a religious deep state drove me to begin thinking about living elsewhere in the world ...

Sep 22
4 min

The Fires and our Faith

by Father Joseph Chamblain, O.S.M. A few years ago at a wedding rehearsal, the groom’s parents mentioned they were now living in Usk, Was...

Sep 18
2 min

My Jewish Response To The Kushner Remarks J,D,

by Rabbi Jeffrey Wohlberg Having just listened to an excerpt of Jared Kushner's remarks from his Tuesday morning (9/15/20) Today Show in...

Sep 18
2 min

Saint Francis and the Sultan

by Father John O'Brien, OFM Saint Francis went on the Fifth Crusade in 1219. He was shocked at what he saw in the Crusaders' attitude aft...

Sep 18
3 min

Matisse and the ChapeL of the Rosary

by Father John O'Brien, OFM Henri Matisse (1869 -1954) was a French artist, known for his use of colour and original draughtsmanship. He w...

Sep 18
4 min

Law Making 16 the Age of Consent Must be Passed

by Father Shay Cullen Jennifer (not her real name) was only 12 years old when an adult neighbor, a man 37 years old in a small town raped...

Sep 9
4 min

The Power of Global Advocacy

by Father Shay Cullen The power of global advocacy has ignited an investigation by the Philippine Commission on Human Rights (CHR) into ...

Sep 7
4 min

Making It Right At Home

by Mike Hoffman Profiles in Catholicism For me, healing from childhood sexual abuse began at my home, with my wife and our children. At f...

Aug 29
4 min

Greenland is melting, Islands have disappeared

by Father Shay Cullen I loathe the cold and love the warm. Who doesn’t? I grew up in Ireland where spring and winter was always very cold...

Aug 26
9 min

The Sino-Vatican Provisional Agreement

by Mary Moran Washington. DC Much has been stated, written, and debated about the China-Vatican provisional agreement of September 22, 20...

Aug 20
4 min

We All Must Change to Defeat Covid-19

by Father Shay Cullen The catastrophe is upon us. The world is suffering and in shock as hundreds of thousands of people are dying from t...

Aug 18
2 min

Economic Justice: A New Dawn, A New Light

by Thomas Berry and Peter Pero Tom Berry is a Coordinator of the San Jacinto Alliance for Retired Americans, Former Director of the UTLC,...

Aug 17
2 min

Catholic Leaders

Father Hans Zollner, S.J, A Project of Profiles in Catholicism Interviews Print Interviews in English Father Hans Zollner, S.J. by Gordon...

Aug 12
2 min

Catholics cannot Vote for Trump

by Sister Simone Campbell, SSS, Executive Director of NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice In its almost 50 year history, NETWORK Lo...

Aug 11
4 min

How we can undo injustice, help indigenous communities

by Father Shay Cullen He was in his mid-twenties, young, dedicated, a defender of the trees and the ecology of his native Amazon rain for...

Jul 31
4 min

A Prayer for John Lewis

by Jim Wallis Dear Lord, First, I ask you, Lord, for the courage that comes from faith — the courage to stand up to the intensity of cons...

Jul 27
4 min

The Arms Trade is Killing Thousands of Women and Children

by Father Shay Cullen The drums of war are beating ever louder as arms traders supply weapons for the war in the Middle East while the su...

Jul 24
3 min

China for Better or for Worse

by Peter N. Pero I have been a China scholar since 1986 when I made my first trip to the “Middle Kingdom”. Much has changed for China sin...

Jul 16
4 min

Human Trafficking is a Global Challenge

by Father Shay Cullen When the group of eight teenagers was first referred to the Preda Home for Girls, they were still in shock having b...

Jul 15
4 min

Drug Corporations Rule the World- Almost

by Father Shay Cullen People sick from Covid-19 in the Europe, Africa, the Philippines and the rest of Asia gasping and struggling to rec...

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