An epic quest for cultural identity unfolds in the pages of Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novels. When Pope John Paul II canonized 120 Catholics from China in 2000...
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c. 2014 Religion News Service ROME (RNS) Barbie has had a number of careers in her 55 years — flight attendant, veterinarian, astronaut, even...
By Lawrence J. McAndrews (University of Georgia, 2014) The election of John F. Kennedy in 1960 has long been described as the apogee of Catholic political life...
The current wave of child migration really began on our side of the border. The border crisis, a pileup of humanity—including women with children and record...
When sexual abuse and homophobia rear their ugly heads, a positive youth sports culture can be part of the solution. Clark Power founded Play Like a Champion...
Directed by Richard Linklater (IFC Films, 2014) Nothing happens except the passage of time. A little boy, age 6, opens the film. He lies on his back, head...
Directed by Lasse Hallström (Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures, 2014) The sights and sounds—and tastes—of Mumbai, India fill the screen in...
The most popular explanation of Satan maintains that he is a fallen angel tempted by pride. He is said to be a seducer originally created as good and whose...
In youth sports, we shouldn’t just be in it to win it. Sometimes that means parents need to be sidelined so kids can just play. When his daughter was playing...
You cannot celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) without celebrating faith. Hispanic Catholics make up 40 percent of the U.S. church...
