I have a friend in Europe who can barely keep a job. She’s brilliant, well-educated, charming, and loaded with experience in all aspects of her profession. The...
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I had recently given birth to my second child when I first encountered the idea of the “marriage debt.” My ex and I were Catholic converts, and we had become...
In September 2023, five women who had made abuse allegations against Slovenian artist and former Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik publicized an open letter in...
Readings (Year B): Genesis 9:8 – 15Psalms 25:4 – 5, 6 – 7, 8 – 9 1 Peter 3:18 – 22Mark 1:12 – 15 Reflection: Are we letting...
It’s hard to find anyone who has anything against Canadians. In our cultural imagination, they remain the hemisphere’s unfailingly decent folk. But our polite...
Savior Complex Directed by Jackie Jesko (HBO, 2023) Savior Complex showcases the work of Renee Bach, a homeschooled evangelical Christian from rural Virginia...
When I ask Padre Juancho, a Maryknoll priest in Bolivia, if there had been a particular priest who inspired his vocation, he says, “No. It was a horse.” He...
The Mysteries By Bill Watterston and John Kascht (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2023) Bill Watterson has a knack for finding the perfect balance between wonder...
Rosemary P. Carbine is a theologian, author, and associate professor of religious studies at Whittier College in Whittier, California. “Religion, especially...
Readings (Year B): Leviticus 13:1 – 2, 44 – 46Psalms 32:1 – 2, 5, 111 Corinthians 10:31 – 11:1Mark 1:40 – 45 Reflection: Jesus...
