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Out of the Shadows: A Call for Reform

Church involvement in immigration reflects both policy and...

To Be the Balm: Challenges and Chances Facing Our New...

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No More Time to Waste: Challenges for the Church

Christians can't waste time judging, carping, and...

Young Adult Catholics: Telling Our Own Stories

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Multifaceted but Cohesive

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There and Back Again

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Taking the Catholic Church's Pulse: From Vatican II...

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The People of God: In America, Europe, and the Southern...

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The Future Priest: Married with Children?

The Church will eventually have married priests, for...

Casting Out Fear: Imagining a Sympathetic Church

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Mysticism and the Community

Tomorrow's Catholic Church will be a communion of mystics...

Save the Boomers, Save the World: Redeeming Culture

The Boomers' exit from cultural influence creates a...

Only the Saints Can Save Us

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A Bright Future: The Church in the World

The universality and deeply rooted tradition of the Church...

The Future of Catholicism Is the Beautiful Mess of Me

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From Hebrews to Hangzhou to Wholeness

Like the Magi, the Church has been traveling resolutely...

Absent Friends: Skipping Mass, Losing Community

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Morning, Noon and Night in the Virtual Pews

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Orthodox Catholics, Cafeteria Catholics: Signs of Crisis...

There is more light than darkness, more hope than...

The Catholic Church in American Politics: A Look Ahead

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