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Rejecting the Pill: Catholic Women Reinterpreting Feminism

October 4, 2023Katherine Dugan

A movement of Catholics who rebuff contraception and see themselves as the true feminists

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The Mystic Torment of Binky Brown

August 1, 2023Andrew Lenoir

The legacy of an artist who fused religion, sexuality, and mental health into a trailblazing comic

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Tipping Points

March 7, 2023Toby Cox

The deep ecology connecting lobsters and the religious communities that catch them

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In the Amazon, Religious Women Lead the Way

March 7, 2023Pilar Timpane

A Brazilian Catholic nun advocates for women and the environment -- and risks her life to protect the planet

Column

Not So Sorry: Whose Sin Is It Anyway? Catholics, Abortion, and What Comes Next

July 26, 2022Kaya Oakes

Should Americans forgive the Catholic church for its role in ending Roe?

Series

Exorcists, Abusers, and When Catholic History is Horror

May 10, 2022Matthew J. Cressler

Part two of a three-part series comparing Catholic horror films and novels to actual horrors committed by the Catholic...

Review

Saint Maud and the Terror of God’s Presence

April 7, 2022Christina Pasqua

A review of the horror film Saint Maud and the movie's ideas about religion, gender, and mental health

Series

Catholic Monstrosities, Priests, and Supernatural Dread

April 7, 2022Jack Lee Downey

Part one of a three-part series comparing Catholic horror films and literature to actual horrors committed by the Catholic...

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Not So Sorry: The Pope, Pets, and Childless Couples

March 7, 2022Kaya Oakes

Do childless people owe the pope forgiveness for calling them selfish?

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Sex Workers and Spirituality in the Catholic Church

February 3, 2022Travis LaCouter

Sex workers, from prostitutes to OnlyFans stars, have much to offer the Catholic Church if the Church would welcome...

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Cops and Clergy on TV: Catholicism and the Police Procedural Drama

November 4, 2021Klaus Yoder

TV shows about police have relied on Catholicism to portray cops as sacred to America's wellbeing, a long-lasting trend...

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Beyond Solar Panels and Priuses: The Overlooked Environmentalism of Latinx Catholics

October 7, 2021Amanda J. Baugh

Latinx Catholics, their sustainability practices, and their faith

Conversation

The Power and Privilege of Catholicism in France

June 3, 2021Kali Handelman, Elayne Oliphant

Kali Handelman interviews Elayne Oliphant about her new book, The Privilege of Being Banal: Art, Secularism, and Catholicism in...

Podcast

The Revealer Podcast Episode 10: Black Lives Matter and American Catholics

February 4, 2021Editorial Staff

What is the connection between Catholicism and Black Lives Matter?

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Catholic Politics Beyond the Catholic Vote

December 8, 2020Renée Darline Roden

The Catholic Worker as a model of Catholic social justice activism

Excerpt

Religion in Vogue: Christianity and Fashion in America

September 3, 2020Lynn S. Neal

A book excerpt with an introduction by the author

Podcast

The Revealer Podcast Episode 3: The AIDS Epidemic, Queer Identity, & Catholicism

June 3, 2020Editorial Staff

What can the history of the AIDS epidemic teach us about today?

Perspective

AIDS and the Hidden Catholic Church

June 3, 2020Michael J. O’Loughlin

Catholic leaders responded to the AIDS epidemic in complex ways

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Meet Father Bryan Massingale: A Black, Gay, Catholic Priest Fighting for an Inclusive Church

June 3, 2020Olga Segura

A profile of a progressive leader in the Catholic Church working for racial and LGBTQ justice

Excerpt

American Catholic Studies: Forum on Catholic Sex Abuse and the Study of Religion

March 2, 2020Matthew Cressler, Julie Byrne

What do scholars of Catholicism have to say about the abuse crisis?

Perspective

On Forgiveness, Clergy Abuse, and the Need for New Understandings

March 2, 2020Kaya Oakes

What should survivors do when the Church asks them for forgiveness?

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Priests That Moved: Catholicism, Colonized Peoples, and Sex Abuse in the U.S. Southwest

March 2, 2020Kathleen Holscher

How should we understand the higher rates of clergy sexual abuse in dioceses with large Native American populations?

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Thea Bowman: A Black Nun for Sainthood

November 7, 2019Ashley Okwuosa

A nun who challenged the Catholic Church's racial injustices and her journey to sainthood.

Excerpt

America's Most Famous Catholic (According to Himself): Stephen Colbert and American Religion in the Twenty-First Century

October 10, 2019Stephanie N. Brehm

A book excerpt with an introduction by the author

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Rejecting the Pill: Catholic Women Reinterpreting Feminism

The Mystic Torment of Binky Brown

Tipping Points

In the Amazon, Religious Women Lead the Way

Not So Sorry: Whose Sin Is It Anyway? Catholics, Abortion, and What Comes Next

Exorcists, Abusers, and When Catholic History is Horror

Saint Maud and the Terror of God’s Presence

Catholic Monstrosities, Priests, and Supernatural Dread

Not So Sorry: The Pope, Pets, and Childless Couples

Sex Workers and Spirituality in the Catholic Church

Cops and Clergy on TV: Catholicism and the Police Procedural Drama

Beyond Solar Panels and Priuses: The Overlooked Environmentalism of Latinx Catholics

The Power and Privilege of Catholicism in France

The Revealer Podcast Episode 10: Black Lives Matter and American Catholics

Catholic Politics Beyond the Catholic Vote

Religion in Vogue: Christianity and Fashion in America

The Revealer Podcast Episode 3: The AIDS Epidemic, Queer Identity, & Catholicism

AIDS and the Hidden Catholic Church

Meet Father Bryan Massingale: A Black, Gay, Catholic Priest Fighting for an Inclusive Church

American Catholic Studies: Forum on Catholic Sex Abuse and the Study of Religion

On Forgiveness, Clergy Abuse, and the Need for New Understandings

Priests That Moved: Catholicism, Colonized Peoples, and Sex Abuse in the U.S. Southwest

Thea Bowman: A Black Nun for Sainthood

America's Most Famous Catholic (According to Himself): Stephen Colbert and American Religion in the Twenty-First Century

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