Will the church move forward with female deacons?
It seems a pretty simple question with a logical answer. There is almost no question that female deacons existed in the early church. There is disagreement as to their function, but their existence is...
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What to do about gun violence
CNS-Vegas c.jpg People gather at a makeshift memorial Oct. 4 for victims of a mass shooting along the Las Vegas Strip. (CNS/Reuters/Chris Wattie) On Sunday, Oct. 1, a lone shooter killed 58 people in...
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George W. Bush reminds us about the idealism of America
bush speech resize.jpg Former President George W. Bush addresses the Bush Institute forum "Spirit of Liberty: At Home, in the World" in New York City Oct. 19. (YouTube/The Bush Center) I once believed...
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Dissent and dialogue in the church
CNS-DiNardo c.jpg Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, and Archbishop Jose H. Gomez...
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The line from fundamentalism to fake news
Innichen_Stiftskirche_-_Kuppelfresco_1 crop.jpg God creates the animals and Adam, depicted in a 13th-century fresco at Innichen Abbey, South Tyrol, Italy. (Wikimedia Commons/Wolfgang Sauber) Editor's...
View ArticleIt is time for Trump to vacate the presidency
The noose begins to tighten around President Donald Trump's neck. With former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleading guilty and cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller, the...
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Should religious values differ by race or color?
elliott-stallion-105205.jpg (Unsplash/Elliott Station) I want to share some recent data from a Washington Post/ABC News Poll. According to the poll, 4 in 10 White Catholics do not approve of the...
View ArticleWe need to remember what President Trump has said and done in 2017
As we gear up for a new year that promises to be fraught with uncertainty, challenges and perils for our country, I think it wise to recall some of the highlights, or lowlights, we have seen from our...
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Will Congress and the American people hold President Trump accountable?
CNS-Comey c.jpg Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Capitol Hill in...
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What needs to be done about the president's racist remarks?
CNS-TPS c.jpg Salvadoran immigrant Mirna Portillo listens during a news conference Jan. 8 at the New York Immigration Coalition in Manhattan following U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement to end...
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A government shutdown and a papal letdown
20180122T0933-14024-CNS-US-CAPITOL crop.jpg The U.S. Capitol in Washington is seen Jan. 19 ahead of the federal government shutdown at the stroke of midnight. The Senate was scheduled to have a key...
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Millennial women disengage from Catholic Church: Blame the barriers
20170519T1337-9705-CNS-GIVEN-INITIATIVES (1).jpg Women laugh as they listen to a keynote speaker during a leadership forum for young Catholic women in 2016 at The Catholic University of America in...
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Trump administration is heading in wrong direction
ke-atlas-509790.jpg (Unsplash/Ke Atlas) The Feb. 5 issue of Time magazine has some powerful articles that demonstrate the concerns we as Americans should have about the Trump administration. These...
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We must take steps to reduce gun violence
bullet-holes-1744860_1920 (1).jpg (Pixabay/kiwikong) On Wednesday, Feb. 14 (Valentine’s Day), a school shooting occurred at a Florida high school. At least 17 individuals were killed in the...
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Billy Graham embodied the best of Evangelical Christianity
20180222T1508-14834-CNS-OBIT-GRAHAM.jpg The Rev. Billy Graham is pictured in 2000 addressing a crowd of more than 70,000 on the youth night of his crusade at Adelphia Coliseum, now Nissan Stadium, in...
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Salvation through Christ is available to all
CNS-Ash c.jpg A priest marks a cross on the forehead of a clergyman during Ash Wednesday Mass Feb. 14 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Abuja, Nigeria. (CNS/Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde) I once wrote a...
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President Trump has abilities that need to be carefully noted
Trump_S3AifXbfL4QBELtvc3ECHFq.jpg (RNS/Matt Johnson, Flickr) As a member of the "never Trump" contingent, it is so easy to see all the reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United...
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March for Our Lives: Impressive students may change US forever
20180326T1051-15807-CNS-GUN-CONTOL-MARCH.jpg People gather near the U.S. Capitol during the March for Our Lives event March 24 in Washington. (CNS/Jim West) As an old man, I have a constitutional right...
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After five years, Pope Francis seems tired of struggle
This article appears in the Francis at Five Years feature series. View the full series. CNS-Pope April 2 c.jpg Pope Francis waves during the April 2 Easter Monday "Regina Coeli" prayer in St. Peter's...
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Gun rights advocates pursue their goals with no restraint
This article appears in the Gun Violence feature series. View the full series. 20180323T1617-0050-CNS-MARCH-PANEL-TRINITY resize.jpg A person reads information about gun violence during a panel...
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