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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Not Your Messiah

September 8, 2017Peter Lucier

Peter Lucier reflects on Veterans' priestly role in American civil religion.

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Work, Spirits, and Rain

June 1, 2017

Anthropologist Julio Glockner on the history of traditional rituals in Guerrero, Mexico and Yael Martinez and Orlando Velazquez's work...

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Images of the Void

June 1, 2017

Anthropologist Elayne Oliphant on photographer Oscar B. Castillo's depictions of secular and religious space in Paris.

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God and Guns: Part II

November 19, 2015

Patrick Blanchfield reflects on the long-standing entanglement of guns and religion in the United States. Part 2 of...

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God and Guns

September 25, 2015

Patrick Blanchfield tracks the long-standing entanglement of guns and religion in the United States. Part 1 of 2.

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The Last Twentieth Century Book Club: Helps for the Scrupulous

February 23, 2015

"The Last Twentieth Century Book Club" is an ongoing monthly column exploring religious ephemera by Don Jolly.

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The Last Twentieth Century Book Club: Dark Dungeons

November 17, 2014

"The Last Twentieth Century Book Club" is an ongoing monthly column exploring religious ephemera by Don Jolly.

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Perverse Mission? Catholic Approaches to Foreign Policy

May 21, 2012

Reverse Mission: Transnational Religious Communities and the Making of US Foreign Policy By Timothy Byrnes. Georgetown University Press, 2001. 216 pp. by Frances...

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The Pope Has Left the Island

March 28, 2012

By Nora Connor Pope...

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Haitian Spirits: A Photo Essay by Les Stone

January 27, 2011

introduction and curation by Abigail Ohlheiser

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An Ordinary, Reasonable Person

November 2, 2005

An excerpt from Vows: The Story of A Priest, a Nun, and Their Son, a new book by Revealer...

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The Catholic Divide?

June 15, 2004

Culture warriors try again with the “Catholic Divide.” By Kathryn Joyce This week, The New York Times’s John Tierney dispensed a reassuring...

Rejecting the Pill: Catholic Women Reinterpreting Feminism

The Mystic Torment of Binky Brown

Tipping Points

In the Amazon, Religious Women Lead the Way

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

Catholic Politics Beyond the Catholic Vote

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

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

Thea Bowman: A Black Nun for Sainthood

Not Your Messiah

Work, Spirits, and Rain

Images of the Void

God and Guns: Part II

God and Guns

The Last Twentieth Century Book Club: Helps for the Scrupulous

The Last Twentieth Century Book Club: Dark Dungeons

Perverse Mission? Catholic Approaches to Foreign Policy

The Pope Has Left the Island

Haitian Spirits: A Photo Essay by Les Stone

An Ordinary, Reasonable Person

The Catholic Divide?

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