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These alt-right folks may shout "Viva Christo Rey!" but they act like they have found their king and Mar-a-Lago is his kingdom. That is the problem, points out NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
Geraldine Brooks' novel 'Horse' reckons with racism past and present
Mar 11, 2023 · Book review: In her novel Horse, author Geraldine Brooks' control of her craft is on full display, and readers will come away from this story of two centuries wondering at the …
Pope: Heaven is for 'everyone, everyone, everyone'
Jul 2, 2024 · Heaven is not a secure vault protected from outsiders but a "hidden treasure" that is reached by cultivating virtues, Pope Francis said. Before praying the Angelus in St. Peter's …
What Francis' newest cardinal picks mean for the next pope
Oct 8, 2024 · The pope just announced a new consistory that will take place Dec. 8 appointing 21 new cardinals from around the world. Eleven of these new cardinals are from religious orders. …
UPDATE: Priest steps down from TV show after comments on …
Sep 5, 2012 · NEW YORK -- Fr. Benedict Groeschel, a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal who has long been a popular speaker and television personality, apologized Aug. 30 for interview …
Hundreds join El Paso bishop's protest against migrant mass …
6 days ago · A March 24 prayer vigil at Sacred Heart Church in El Paso, which capped a rally and march that began in the city's downtown San Jacinto Plaza, drew hundreds of participants, …
Spirituality - National Catholic Reporter
Whether writing for the Los Angeles Times or NCR, Gustavo Arellano looks to the patron saint of journalists to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
Celebrating the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed
Jan 1, 2025 · This year marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. Unlike the long-forgotten excavated remains of the earlier church at San Clemente, every Sunday we recite …
Entering Jubilee 2025 with hope for our common home
Jan 6, 2025 · When we are tempted to lose hope, we must remember that it is not a feeling or an emotion but a virtue, says the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Yakima in Washington state.
Conservatives still rule the US bishops' conference
The right-leaning U.S. bishops' conference reflects two papacies in which most appointments included an orthodoxy litmus test. That isn't undone in just six years of a more moderate …