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NCR Voices

Jesus' birth to a single mom signals prophetic challenge to patriarchy

ByChristine Schenk
NCR Voices

Blessed are those who mourn now — and do something to make it better

ByJoan Chittister
NCR Voices

The choice between happiness and reward: Blessed are the poor in spirit

ByJoan Chittister
NCR Voices

Blessed are the meek — saving the tradition

ByJoan Chittister
Guest Voices

A contemporary Sikh 'saint' may offer insights into overcoming polarization

BySimone Campbell
NCR Voices

The Beatitudes revisited: a template of the good life

ByJoan Chittister

A paradigm-shifting lectionary for the whole church

ByChristine Schenk

Acedia can trap us, but the Advocate-Spirit renews us

ByChristine Schenk

Shut in, locked down, no green space? Six tips to connect with nature

ByBarbara Fraser
Guest Voices

Were some saints mentally ill, or holy, or both?

ByStephen G. Adubato

Synods will make the difference

ByJoan Chittister
Faith

Now playing: Pope Francis' ecological encyclical set to music

ByBarbara Fraser

We must restore the powerful witness of women leaders to the Catholic lectionary

ByChristine Schenk

COVID-19 and Holy Week stretch us again, for the better

ByJoan Chittister

Honor the 'mothers' of early Christianity during Women's History Month

ByChristine Schenk

Space, time, change, reflection: Lent as it should be

ByJoan Chittister

'Scholomance' fantasy novel touches on power of evil — and of grace

ByChristine Schenk

How should Christ-believers counter insurrectionist cults?

ByChristine Schenk

Wisdom stands the test of time over rules that come and go

ByJoan Chittister

The implosion of clericalism dramatized in Leonard Bernstein's 'Mass'

ByChristine Schenk

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