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2023-01-29T17:39:25-05:00

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Why Bishop Fulton J. Sheen’s 1931 Essay on Tolerance is the Key to the Synod on Synodality, and to Catholic Life in the Modern World

Last updated on: January 29, 2023 at 5:39 pm By Elizabeth Grace Matthew

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In October 2021, Pope Francis convened the Synod on Synodality, a two-year process of listening to the reflections, thoughts, and concerns of Catholics worldwide. Participating parishes and dioceses were expected to convene by May 2022, to reflect on where the Church is and where they feel that it is going, and to share a summation of thoughts from their community with Church leadership. Now, bishops and other Church religious and lay leaders are meeting for “continental sessions,” that will synopsize... Read more

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2023-01-19T09:51:08-05:00

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The Popular Ideas that Make Long-Term Love a Luxury Good

Last updated on: January 19, 2023 at 9:51 am By Elizabeth Grace Matthew

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The other day, I listened to a discussion featuring Dan Savage, the longtime sex and relationship columnist, and Esther Perel, the Belgian-American psychotherapist and author. I happened upon it after hearing Savage on Ezra Klein’s New York Times podcast last week. Years ago, Savage coined the term “monagamish” to describe long-term relationships (like the one he has with his partner of three decades) that are open to both parties having sexual liaisons with other partners subject to mutually agreed upon... Read more

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2023-01-03T00:11:57-05:00

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Lessons from Les Misérables On Faith, Reason, and Love

Last updated on: January 3, 2023 at 12:11 am By Elizabeth Grace Matthew

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Ten years ago this week, I got married. Before my wedding day, though, I went to the movies with my mom, to see the December 2012 release of Les Misérables, the latest cinematic version of the 1980 musical that is based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel. Les Misérables is about the trials and triumphs of the heroic ex-convict, Jean Valjean, who breaks his parole and then spends an exemplary life running from the overzealous detective, Javert. It is set in... Read more

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2022-12-21T00:35:36-05:00

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Is It a Wonderful Life? Part II: Women Can Follow George Bailey’s Example, Too

Last updated on: December 21, 2022 at 12:35 am By Elizabeth Grace Matthew

At the end of It’s A Wonderful Life, Christmas is celebrated; Clarence gets his wings; the Building and Loan books are rectified; the community turns out en masse to support their dear friend as he has always supported them; and George learns to appreciate the meaningful life he is living and the many blessings that are his. George Bailey, Continued What do you suppose happens to the Bailey family next, after the camera cuts away? If we were to follow... Read more

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2022-12-09T13:14:49-05:00

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Is It a Wonderful Life? Part I: That Depends What You Mean By Wonderful.

Last updated on: December 9, 2022 at 1:14 pm By Elizabeth Grace Matthew

It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) is my favorite Christmas movie. It might even be my favorite movie, period. Like many people, I find the story of protagonist George Bailey—who sacrifices his own ambitions to serve his family, friends, and community, but does not realize all that his life means to others until his guardian angel shows him how diminished and bleak the world would be without him—poignant and inspiring. Last Advent, my husband and I judged that our older sons... Read more

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2023-01-05T21:02:07-05:00

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Mare of Eastown, The Chair, and Universal Models for Hope in a Divided Age

Last updated on: January 5, 2023 at 9:02 pm By Elizabeth Grace Matthew

Over last week’s holiday, after the Thanksgiving turkey had been eaten and the Christmas tree had been decorated, I tackled the weekend’s work: at least ten loads of clean laundry, piled high in baskets; Christmas lists; and the coming week’s dinners. While folding, list-making, and cooking, I probably should have listened to Marie Kondo’s new book, Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life. Neither my ideal space nor my ideal life should involve quite... Read more

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2023-01-09T00:38:19-05:00

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Why It’s Hard to Raise Resilient Kids Today, and How I Try Anyway

Last updated on: January 9, 2023 at 12:38 am By Elizabeth Grace Matthew

My two older sons are less than two years apart. This past summer, newly seven and nearing five-and-a-half, they had swim practice early each weekday morning. Afterwards, most days, they whiled away the hours until lunch playing endless innings of baseball—sometimes alone, sometimes with their neighborhood playmates—in our back yard. I was often just through the screen door, watching my youngest son (then an unsteady walker, safely ensconced in his outdoor playpen with trucks and stackable blocks) and working in... Read more

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2023-01-05T21:10:01-05:00

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In 2022, Pro-Life Is Too Progressive for America

Last updated on: January 5, 2023 at 9:10 pm By Elizabeth Grace Matthew

Two weeks ago, I argued that my fellow pro-lifers need to start accurately framing the debate over abortion. Pro-Life is Progressive Pro-lifers should recognize, I contended, that our own orientation on this issue is the progressive one, and we should give due regard to the mostly good faith of the pro-choice side’s conservative arguments. This corrective to what has long been an inaccurate ideological framing of the abortion debate would be a first step toward both legal and cultural pro-life... Read more

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2023-01-05T21:24:03-05:00

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Mommy, What are Democrats and Republicans?

Last updated on: January 5, 2023 at 9:24 pm By Elizabeth Grace Matthew

As we approach the mid-term elections, we’re all seeing increasingly dystopian political ads everywhere. On billboards, in the mail, and on commercials. If your kids are anything like mine, they are asking questions. (And, if your team is in the World Series – go, Phillies! – they’re watching extra television, which means they’re asking extra questions). Mommy, What are Democrats and Republicans? Years ago, my pre-school age kids asked which were the good guys: Democrats or Republicans? My husband and... Read more

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2023-01-05T21:15:18-05:00

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Pro-Life Is Progressive

Last updated on: January 5, 2023 at 9:15 pm By Elizabeth Grace Matthew

Yesterday, I listened to Jane Coaston’s New York Times podcast, The Argument. In this podcast episode, Coaston, who is (like me) 35 years old, was interviewing three “Gen-Z” 20-somethings about their political ideologies, identifications, and priorities. All three of the interviewees were thoughtful, articulate, and respectful of one another, even though two of them self-characterized as progressive and the other could be fairly characterized as conservative. Pronoun announcements aside, Coaston’s interviewees did not sound that different from my peers a... Read more

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